Links

Below is a list of useful links such as EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ORGANISATIONS, and JOURNALS.

Educational resources

The web contains many excellent resources to help professionals and the public learn about genetics in general, as well as specific genetic conditions. Here are just a few of the best.

National Genetics Education and Development Centre
www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk - a one-stop shop for educational materials and training resources.

On-Line Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim - information on a vast array of genetic disorders and genes.

GeneClinics
www.geneclinics.org - information on clinical management and testing for many genetic conditions.

Atlas of Developmental and Genetic Diseases
www.gfmer.ch/genetic_diseases_v2/index.php - extensive collection of images from the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

DECIPHER
https://decipher.sanger.ac.uk/ - DatabasE of Chromosomal Imbalance and Phenotype in Humans using Ensembl Resources.

SCITABLE - by Nature Publishing Group
www.nature.com/scitable/topics/ - A collection of highly readable articles on a range of topics in genetics.

Organisations

BSHG
www.bshg.org.uk - The British Society for Human Genetics is an independent body representing UK human genetics professionals

Cancer Genetics Group (CGG)
www.ukcgg.org - a national, multidisciplinary organisation for those with an interest in hereditary predisposition to cancer including clinicians, counsellors and scientists

EDDNAL
www.eddnal.com - European Directory of DNA Diagnostic Laboratories

Genetics Interest Group (GIG)
www.gig.org.uk - umbrella organisation for scores of support groups

UK Eye Genetics Group
www.ukegg.com - Specialist interest group for clinicians working with in the field of genetic eye disease

UK Genetic Testing Network (UKGTN)
www.ukgtn.nhs.uk - advice on whether a genetic test is available in the UK for a specific condition

Journals

American Journal of Human Genetics
www.ajhg.org

American Journal of Medical Genetics
www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/33129

Clinical Dysmorphology
www.clindysmorphol.com

Clinical Genetics
www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117984292

European Journal of Human Genetics
www.nature.com/ejhg

European Journal of Medical Genetics
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/17697212

Human Genetics
http://www.springerlink.com/content/100421

Journal of Human Genetics
www.springerlink.com/content/101565

Journal of Medical Genetics
http://jmg.bmj.com

Molecular Syndromology
www.karger.com/MSY

Nature Genetics
www.nature.com/ng