Genetic Diseases and Disorders: Home

An ebook with information on more than 1,700 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Search within this ebook using the search bar on the right of the screen.

A collection of ebooks published by Oxford University Press. Some of the relevant titles included in this database include: Dictionary of Genetics, Dictionary of Nursing, Dictionary of Biomedicine, and the Concise Medical Dictionary.

This database contains articles on science and technology, annual reports on advances in many fields, biographies of scientists, and illustrations and graphics. Search using the name of your disease as the keyword(s).

Search for "diseases," "hereditary," and "genetic" to find reports such as Genes and Health and Manipulating the Human Genome. (Password required off campus.)

Essential, comprehensive overview of genetic diseases from Britannica Academic. Within Britannica, you can also search the name of your specific disease for a more targeted article.

The website for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research. The statistics section (https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/) is particularly worth checking out, including data on the survival rate and the overall risk of certain cancers, as up-to-date as 2019.

Simple descriptions of medical conditions.

The American Cancer Society has some of the most up-to-date information about different types of cancer, their symptoms and diagnosis, and treatments.

Information and articles about all sorts of medical conditions.

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An excellent guide to writing papers and citing sources properly, with many examples. There are sections for both APA and MLA citation style -- make sure you choose the right style according to your teacher's instructions!