| Phenylketonurea (PKU)
Phenylketonuria: What is it?
Your Genes, Your Health provides brief pieces of information on
treatment, inheritance, symptoms, cause, incidence, testing and screening
of Phenylketonuria..
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
..definition, incidence, cause, symptoms, treatment and more.
The Arc's Q & A on PKU
http://thearc.org/faqs/pku.html
Information sheet on:
- What is PLU?
- How is PKU inherited?
- How is PLU diagnosed?
- Is testing for PKU 100 percent accurate?
- How is PKU treated?
- Do those affected by PKU have to stay on a regimented diet all their
lives?
- What happens when women with PKU have children?
- Are other rare metabolic disorders associated with mental
retardation being screened for as well as PKU?
- and more.
Packed Meals for
PKUs
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nspku/packmeal.htm
A web page with ideas and tips on how to prepare packed meals for people
with PKU.
MEDLINEplus: Phenylketonuria
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/phenylketonuria.html
MEDLLINEplus contains links to general information on Phenylketonuria, the
treatment, organizations, prevention and screening, and more.
Tay-Sachs
[top]
Tay-Sachs: What is it?
http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/ygyh/mason/ygyh.html?
syndrome=tay§ion=whatisit&video=0
Your Genes, Your Health provides brief pieces of information on
treatment, inheritance, symptoms, cause, incidence, testing and screening
of Tay-Sachs.
Tay-Sachs Disease Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/taysachs_doc.htm
Fact Sheet on Tay-Sachs from the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke.
March of Dimes: Tay-Sachs Disease
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1227.asp
The March of Dimes have put together information on the disease, who is at
risk, how the disease is transmitted, other forms of the disease, are you
a carrier, carrier screening and more.
Hemophilia [top]
Hemophilia: What is it?
http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/ygyh/mason/ygyh.html?
syndrome=hemo§ion=whatisit&video=0
Your Genes, Your Health provides brief pieces of information on
treatment, inheritance, symptoms, cause, incidence, testing and screening
of Hemophilia.
National Hemophilia
Foundation
http://www.hemophilia.org/home.htm
This site contains information on bleeding disorders, on raising children
with bleeding disorders, blood safety issues and more.
Hemophilia
Pedigree
http://wsrv.clas.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/hemaped1.html
National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
This is the National Institutes of Health's site on Blood disorders;
health information, news and more on blood disorders.
MEDLINEplus: Bleeding Disorders
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bleedingdisorders.html
MEDLLINEplus contains links to general information on bleeding disorders,
the treatment, organizations, prevention and screening, and more.
Sickle Cell Anemia [top]
Sickle Cell Anemia: What is it?
http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/ygyh/mason/ygyh.html?
syndrome=sickle§ion=whatisit&video=0
Your Genes, Your Health provides brief pieces of information on
treatment, inheritance, symptoms, cause, incidence, testing and screening
of Sickle Cell Anemia.
New Hope for
People with Sickle Cell Anemia
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/496_sick.html
This article is from FDA Consumer.
Sickle Cell Center USA
http://www.southalabama.edu/usahealthsystem/sicklecell/
Information can be found here on sickle cell facts, news items on sickle
cell and more.
American Sickle Cell Anemia Association
http://www.ascaa.org/
MEDLINEplus: Sickle Cell Anemia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html
MEDLLINEplus contains links to general information on Sickle Cell Anemia,
the treatment, organizations, prevention and screening, and more. |
