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Updated: December 23, 2011

Achromatopsia

Achromatopsia MedicineNet

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Acidemias (Organic Acidemias)

What are Organic Acidemias? Organic Acidemia Association

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Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita

X-Linked Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita Genetics Home Reference

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Adrenoleukodystrophy

Adrenoleukodystrophy Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Aicardi Syndrome

Aicardi Syndrome Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Alagille Syndrome

Alagille Syndrome Genetics Home Reference

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Albinism/Hypopigmentation

What is Albinism? National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (also in Spanish)

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Alexander Disease

Alexander Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Alpers' Disease

Alpers' Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency American Liver Foundation

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Alzheimer's Disease

What is Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's Association

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Amblyopia

Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) American Optometric Association (AOA)

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Angelman Syndrome

Angelman Syndrome Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Anencephaly

Anencephaly Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Aniridia

What is Aniridia? The Aniridia Network

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Anophthalmia

Anopthalmia Movements Online

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Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia Telangiectasia Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Autism

Autism National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Foundation Fighting Blindness

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Barth Syndrome

Overview Barth Syndrome Foundation

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Batten Disease

Batten Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Best's Disease

Best Disease Foundation Fighting Blindness

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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder American Academy of Family Physicians (also in Spanish)

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Bloom Syndrome

Bloom Syndrome Chicago Center for Genetic Disorders

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Branchio-Oto-Renal (BOR) Syndrome

Hearing Loss: Branchio-Oto-Renal (BOR) Syndrome Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

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Canavan Syndrome

What is Canavan Disease? Canavan Foundation

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Cancer Genetics

Cancer Genetics Overview National Cancer Institute

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Carnitine Deficiencies

Carnitine Deficiency Merck Manual

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Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (also in Spanish)

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate

Cleft Lip and Palate Nemours Foundation Article for kids

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Coffin Lowry Syndrome

Coffin Lowry Syndrome Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Coloboma

Coloboma Contact a Family, UK

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Color Blindness

Frequently Asked Questions About Color Blindness Prevent Blindness America

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Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Heart Defects March of Dimes (also in Spanish)

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Congenital Hip Dysplasia (Dislocation)

Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) of the Hip (DDH) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Connective Tissue Disorders

What Are Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue? National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Read me

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Corneal Dystrophy

Fuch's Corneal Dystrophy St. Luke's Eye Cataract & Laser Institute

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Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

Craniofacial Anomalies: Cornelia de Lange Syndrome University of California Davis Children's Hospital

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Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish) Flash application

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Cystinosis

Cystinosis Genetics Home Reference

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Developmental Disabilities

Cockayne Syndrome Genetics Home Reference

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Diabetes

Does Diabetes Run in Your Family? CDC (also in Spanish) PDF File

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DiGeorge Syndrome

DiGeorge Syndrome Mayo Clinic

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Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Facts National Association for Down Syndrome (also in Spanish) PDF File

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

What is EDS? Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation

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Epidermolysis Bullosa

What is Epidermolysis Bullosa? DebRA International

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Familial Dysautonomia

What is Familial Dysautonomia Dysautonomia Foundation

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Familial Mediterranean Fever

Familial Mediterranean Fever Mayo Clinic

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Fragile X Syndrome

Fragile X Syndrome Your Genes, Your Health Flash application

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G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) Deficiency Anemia

A Note for Parents G6PD New South Wales Department of Health (also in Arabic, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Vietnamese) PDF File

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Galactosemia

Galactosemia Handbook: A Guide for Parents Texas Department of State Health Services (also in Spanish)

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Gaucher Disease

Gaucher Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Gilbert's Syndrome

Gilbert's Syndrome Mayo Clinic

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Glaucoma

Are You at Risk for Glaucoma? Glaucoma Research Foundation (also in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese) PDF File

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Growth Disorders

What is a Growth Disorder? Nemours Foundation

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Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis Your Genes, Your Health

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Hemoglobin C Disease

Hemoglobin C Disease Texas Department of State Health Services

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Hemophilia/Bleeding Disorders

What is Hemophilia? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Hirschsprung's Disease

What I Need to Know About Hirschsprung's Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Read me

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Homocystinuria

What is Homocystinuria? Michigan Department of Community Health PDF File

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Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease Family Caregiver Alliance

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Hurler Syndrome

Mucopolysaccharidoses Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Klinefelter Syndrome

Klinefelter Syndrome National Institute of Child Health and Development

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Krabbe Disease

Krabbe Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke

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Juvenile Retinoschisis (X Linked)

Retinoschisis Foundation Fighting Blindness

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Leber Congenital Amaurosis

Leber Congenital Amaurosis Foundation Fighting Blindness

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Leukodystrophies

Leukodystrophy Information Page National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Lipid Storage Diseases

Lipid Storage Diseases Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Long Q-T Syndrome

Long Q-T Syndrome Texas Heart Institute (also in Spanish)

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Macular Degeneration

Age-Related Macular Degeneration American Optometric Association (also in Spanish)

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Marfan Syndrome

What is Marfan Syndrome? National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (also in Spanish) Read me

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Menkes Disease

Menkes Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Metabolic Disorders

Hereditary Metabolic Disorders Merck Manual, Home Edition

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Microphthalmus

Microphthalmus Texas School for the Visually Impaired

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Mitochondrial Disease

Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Mucolipidoses

Mucolipidoses Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Mucopolysaccharide Disorders

Mucopolysaccharidoses Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (also in Spanish)

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Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystropy Nemours Foundation

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Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease

Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease Madisons Foundation

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Neural Tube Defects

Neural Tube Defects: Spinal Bifida and Anencephaly New South Wales Genetics Program, Australia PDF File

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Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Niemann-Pick Disease

Niemann-Pick Disease Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Noonan Syndrome

Noonan Syndrome Genetics Home Reference

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Optic Atrophy

Microphthalmus Texas School for the Visually Impaired

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Fast Facts on Osteogenesis Imperfecta OI Foundation

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

What is Phenylkentonuria? Texas Department of State Health Services (also in Spanish)

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Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Pompe Disease

Understanding Pompe Disease National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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Progeria

Progeria Mayo Clinic

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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Genetics Home Reference

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Ptosis

Ptosis: Eyelids That Droop American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery PDF File

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Rentinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis Pigmentosa St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute, Tarpon Springs FL

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia National Institute of Mental Health (also in Spanish)

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Nemours Foundation

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Sickle Cell Anemia

What Is Sickle Cell Anemia? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

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Skeletal Dysplasias

Skeletal Dysplasia EMedicine.com

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Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Smith-Magenis Syndrome Genetics Home Reference

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Spherocytosis

Hereditary Spherocytosis Texas Children's Cancer Center and Hematology Service PDF File

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Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (also in Spanish)

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Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Ataxias and Cerebellar/Spinocerebellar Degeneration Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Stickler Syndrome

Stickler Syndrome Genetics Home Reference

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Tay-Sachs Disease

Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Diseases March of Dimes

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Thalassemia

Thalassemias Nemours Foundation

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Treacher Collins Syndrome

Treacher Collins Syndrome Cleft Palate Foundation

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Tuberous Sclerosis

Tuberous Sclerosis Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (also in Spanish)

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Turner's Syndrome

What is Turner's Syndrome? Turner's Syndrome Society of Canada PDF File

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Tyrosinemia

Tyrosinemia Genetics Home Reference

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Urea Cycle Disorder

What is a Urea Cycle Disorder? National Urea Cycles Disorder Foundation

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Usher's Syndrome

Usher Syndrome National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Velocardiofacial Syndrome National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL) Information Page National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Werner Syndrome

Werner Sydrome Genes and Diseases

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Williams Syndrome

Williams Syndrome Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Understanding Xeroderma Pigmentosum Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health PDF File

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XXX Syndrome

Triple X Syndrome Merck Manual, Home Edition

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XYY Syndrome

XYY Syndrome Merck Manual, Home Edition

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