Module 3

Genetic Diseases

Learn about genetic diseases

• Overview lecture (16 min)
• Mendelian Patterns of Single Gene Inheritance and standard pedigree symbols from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio course on Introduction to Medical Genetics (CSBL 2061), self-paced tutorial utilizing the World Wide Web (Name: csbl, Password: Mendel {case sensitive})
• Glossary of Genetic Terms from the National Human Genome Research Institute
• Textbook, Chapter 7, pp. 167-182.

Learn about Huntington's Disease

• Facing Huntington's Disease (On-line version of a booklet produced by the Huntington's Disease Association of the United Kingdom)
• Huntington's Disease. Hope Through Research. (On-line version of a pamphlet written and published by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [NINDS])
• Information on Huntington's Disease in the On-line Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database.