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The following is short list of the web sites some PacNoRGG members report that they frequent most often.  We tried not to duplicate other, more comprehensive, lists of genetics related links.  

General:

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Office of Genetics & Disease Prevention 
Genetics Updates in English and Spanish
    
GeneReviews: Medical Genetics Knowledge Base| (University of Washington)
Knowledge base of expert-authored, up-to-date information relating genetic testing to the diagnosis, management, and counseling of individuals and families with inherited disorders.  Listings of clinical and/or research laboratories performing testing for heritable disorders.   
  
Genetics Education Center (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Resources for teaching genetics, including links to human genome project information, news, lesson plans, and much more. Searchable, comprehensive links to information about genetic conditions.    

Genetics Home Reference (National Library of Medicine)
Information about genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions.

Health and Human Services Information: Healthfinder (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Links to selected publications, clearinghouses, databases, government agencies, and more.
 
Human Genome Project Information (HGP, US Dept. of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Comprehensive information regarding: human genome project, research, medicine, news, meetings, contacts, publications, educational resources,  fact sheets, and images.  
  

Medical Dictionary Online
 (CancerWEB)   

National Center for Biotechnology Information 
OMIM, PubMed and much more
       
National Center for Health Statistics 
2000 CDC growth charts, educational materials, data tables, computer programs

PubMed (MEDLINE articles) and other Entrez Databases (National Center for Biotechnology Information)  

Professional Organizations:
Genetic Societies Home Page
  (Part of the American Societies for Experimental Biology site)
  
International Society of Nurses in Genetics
   
 
National Society of Genetic Counselors
  

Public Health Web Sites:
 
American With Disabilities Act Home Page 
 
EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  

Healthy People 2010 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Dept of Health & Human Services)

Teratogen Information:

CARE Northwest
  (University of Washington)
Information on the effect of drugs, chemicals and other agents during pregnancy and lactation. This service is available to health professionals and patients throughout the Pacific Northwest. 

Organization of Teratology Information Service (OTIS) |

(Last Updated 1/4/06)