Genetic Diseases
Created by K. Crossley, 2/14/2011; updated 3/27/12
You will be researching one of four inherited diseases, and the impact that disease has on the body. The diseases you may explore are: sickle cell anemia (or sickle cell disease); Huntington disease (or Huntington’s disease); achondroplasia (or dwarfism); and cystic fibrosis.
You will create a bibliography of at least three sources in NoodleTools and share it with your teacher electronically.
Reading Packet Articles
If you took notes from the article in the reading packet, you must cite the website it was taken from. If you used the Huntington's Disease article, you cannot cite it.
NoodleTools: Cite as a website DO provovide a URL for websites.
Sickle Cell Anemia: http://www.afritradomedic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=106
Cystic Fibrosis: http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_54_398.html
Achondroplasia: http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/diabetes/achondro.html
Online Databases
Encyclopedia Britannnica – Use the search box to find information about your genetic disease. Most are found in the high school version. NoodleTools: Encyclopedias are considered a reference source – not duplicated from a printed work. Do NOT provide a URL.
Gale E-Book: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions – Use the search box to find information about your genetic disease.
NoodleTools: Look at the top of the article under “Source” to find information for your citation. Cite as a reference source – online – other – yes, I will provide publication details. “Editors” are NOT listed as authors. Database is Gale Virtual Reference Library. Do NOT provide the URL.
E-Library – Log in and click on My Products. Use the search box to find information about your genetic disease.
NoodleTools: Look at the icon next to your article title on the search page. That will tell you if the article is from a newspaper, book, magazine, etc. Then look at the top of your article to find the information you need to create your citation. To see the correct citation (and use it for creating your own), click on “Citation View” in the bar above the article title. Do NOT provide a URL. 
Websites:
NoodleTools: Cite as websites. DO provide a URL for websites.
Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)
1. Dolan DNA Learning Center: What is Achondroplasia?
2. Kids’ Health: Dwarfism
3.March of Dimes: Achondroplasia
4. Children’s Hospital Boston: Achondroplasia
5. Little People of America: Frequently Asked Questions
6. Mayo Clinic: Dwarfism
7. Genetics Home Reference: Achondroplasia
Cystic Fibrosis
1. Dolan DNA Learning Center: What is Cystic Fibrosis?
2. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Cystic Fibrosis
3. Medline Plus XPlain: Cystic Fibrosis – Get headphones, as this slideshow is read aloud to you.
4. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Frequently Asked Questions
5. Mayo Clinic: Cystic Fibrosis
6. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis
Huntington Disease or Huntington’s Disease
1. Dolan DNA Learning Center: What is Huntington Disease?
2. National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Huntington’s Disease
3. Mayo Clinic: Huntington’s Disease
4. National Human Genome Research Institute: Learning about Huntington’s Disease
5. Huntington’s Disease Society of America: Stages of HD
Sickle Cell Disease or Sickle Cell Anemia
1. Dolan DNA Learning Center: Sickle Cell Disease
2. Mayo Clinic: Sickle Cell Anemia
3. KidsHealth: Do You Know about Sickle Cell Anemia?
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Sickle Cell Disease
5. March of Dimes: Sickle Cell Disease
6. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Sickle Cell Anemia