Genetic Diseases

Topic: Genetic Diseases

Definition/Introduction

§   What is the topic? What does it cover?

Genetic diseases are disorders caused, at least in part, by defective genes or chromosomes.

§   Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords

Diseases

Genetic disorders

Genetic engineering

Genetics

Medical genetics

       See also specific names of disorders/diseases

§   Dewey Numbers

362.1                     Physical illness

576.5                     Genetics

615.8                     Specific therapies

616           Diseases

Print Resources

616 IANNUCCI	Iannucci, Lisa. Birth defects. Berkley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2000. Explains what birth defects are, efforts to treat and prevent them, and the diagnosis of genetic and environmentally caused birth defects.
618.3 SHEEN	Sheen, Barbara. Birth defects. Detroit : Lucent Books :, c2005. Introduction: a common problem -- What are birth defects? -- Diagnosing and treating birth defects -- Living with birth defects -- Preventing birth defects -- What the future holds -- Notes -- Glossary -- Organizations to contact. Presents an introduction to birth defects, examining the interaction between genes and the environment, discussing common bith defect, prenatal detection, genetic counseling, and medical strategies for helping children with birth defects.
REF 616 DISEASES	Diseases. 3rd rev. ed. New York : Scholastic Library Pub., 2006. v. 1. Abscess to blister -- v. 2. Blood to Crohn's disease -- v. 3. Cross eyed to fetus -- v. 4. Fever to hyperthermia -- v. 5. Immune system to multiple sclerosia -- v. 6. Mumps to polycythemia -- v. 7. Plymositis to spasms -- v. 8. Spider bites to zoonoses. Alphabetically arranged articles presenting medical information on more than 500 diseases, discussing causes, symptoms, stages of the disease, its likelihood of striking, treatments, prevention, and long-term effects.