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Links to Other Websites


Database Searching

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
- a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders

MEDLINE
- The NCBI WWW Entrez PubMed Browser

Med Help International Library
- contains tens of thousands of entries describing most illnesses & diseases. The library is also linked to a Medical Glossary which contains more than 1,100 Patient Support Group listings and contact information. Also, the Med Help Search Engine searches selected Medical Sites on the Internet, retrieves appropriate article titles and offers a direct link to these articles or sites.

Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer
-This guide contains over 30 pages of links to cancer related information. Many sites contain information for both the public and for health professionals. (Department of Child Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK )

GeneTests
- contains links to the online publication GeneReviews as well as Laboratory and Clinic directories with gene tests, and genetics educational materials


Support & Information on
Specific Disorders

The Family Village Library
- an excellent source of information about disabilities, including genetic disorders

The Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
- organization for individuals who have genetic disorders and their families

Genetic Conditions/ Rare Conditions Support Groups & Information
- Medical Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center

NSGC ResourceLink
- developed to assist consumers in locating genetic counseling services and for students curious about the profession. Counselors are listed by state and city.

ECARUCA
- European Cytogeneticists Association Register of Unbalanced Chromosome Aberrations


Training/Academic Information


Cytogenetic Training Programs
-list maintained by the Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT)


American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)
-Genetic Counseling Training Programs


Genetics Programs at the UW - Madison
- information on PhD, Genetic Counseling, and undergraduate programs
 
Information for Genetic Professionals
-University of Kansas Medical Center. This site is updated regularly for genetic counselors, clinical geneticists, and medical geneticists with links to a variety of clinical, research and educational resources .


Reference

Developmental Genome Anatomy Project
- uses apparently balanced chromosome rearrangements in patients with congenital anomalies to map and identify genes involved in human development

Database of Genome Variants
- catalog of structural variation in the human genome

UCSC Genome Bioinformatics
-reference of sequence and working draft assemblies for a large collection of genomes (Univ of California - Santa Cruz)

Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology
- a peer reviewed on-line journal and database devoted to genes, cytogenetics, and clinical entities in cancer and cancer-prone diseases.

 
Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: cytogenetics@mail.slh.wisc.edu

The University of Wisconsin Cytogenetic Services Laboratory is affiliated with the Waisman Center, the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
 


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