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library resources in genetics
American College of Medical Genetics
The ACMG provides education, resources and a voice for the medical genetics profession. To make genetic services available to and improve the health of the public, the ACMG promotes the development and implementation of methods to diagnose, treat and prevent genetic disease
American Society of Human Genetics
Mission is to promote and expand research, apply knowledge to promote healthcare, train the next generation of professionals and educate and inform the public about genetics
Human Genome Project Information
The U.S. Human Genome Project is a effort coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. Project goals are to identify all the approximately 30,000 genes in human DNA; determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA; store this information in databases; improve tools for data analysis; transfer related technologies to the private sector; and address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project.
National Human Genome Research Institute
The National Human Genome Research Institute supports genetic and genomic research, investigation into the ethical, legal and social implications surrounding genetics research, and educational outreach activities.
NCBI: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders with textual information, pictures, and reference information. By Dr. Victor A. McKusick and colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere; web development by the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Library Resources
Genetics journal titles held by the library.
Selected book and audiovisual resources are listed. For more titles in genetics, please search the library online catalog.
Jameson J. Larry. Principles of molecular medicine. Totowa, NJ : Humana, 1998
QZ 50 P957J 1998
Klug, William S. Essentials of genetics. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1999
QH 430 K855E 1999
