Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Jewish Childrearing Related Questions (12/12) Previous Document: Question 21.10.3: Growing Older: When do I need to start worrying about issues of modesty? Next Document: Question 21.11.2: Resource References: Are there any recommended online resources on Jewish Childrearing or specifically for Jewish See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: There are a number of places that you can look: 1. Consult the "[5]Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man" database at The Johns Hopkins University (<http://gdbwww.gdb.org/omim/docs/omimtop.html>), or the [6]GDB Genome Data Base (<http://gdbwww.gdb.org/>). 2. Consult the National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Diseases: National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Diseases, Inc. 250 Park Avenue Suite 1000 New York, New York 10177 (212) 371-1031 3. Check out the [7]Jewish Genetic Disease Program of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System ([8]http://www.sbhcs.com/genetics). This is a grant-funded program with the goal of educating people about disorders more common in the Jewish population. The site has information on common Jewish Genetic Diseases, and links to information on the following individual disorders: Bloom Syndrome, Canavan Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Fanconi Anemia (Type C), Familial Dysautonomia, Gaucher Disease, Niemann-Pick Disease (Type A), Tay-Sachs Disease, and Mucolipidosis IV. You may contact them at [9]sbcgenetics@sbhcs.com or call (973) 322-7020 for more information. 4. If you are dealing with a Tay Sachs related disease: National Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases Association 2001 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02146 (617) 277-4463 5. If you are dealing with Mucolipidosis Type IV (ML4), an inherited metabolic storage disease traced back to Lithuania and Poland: ML4 Foundation 719 East 17th Street Brooklyn , NY 11230 [10]ML4 Home Page: www.ml4.org 6. If you are dealing with Fanconi Anemia, an inherited chromosomal/haematological disorder: Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc. 1902 Jefferson Street, Suite 2 Eugene, OR 97405 Phone:(541) 687-4658 E-mail: [11]info@fanconi.org Home Page: [12]www.fanconi.org 7. Check out some of the medical links at [13]Hebrew University in Jerusalem (<http://www1.huji.ac.il/md/med_link.html>) User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Jewish Childrearing Related Questions (12/12) Previous Document: Question 21.10.3: Growing Older: When do I need to start worrying about issues of modesty? Next Document: Question 21.11.2: Resource References: Are there any recommended online resources on Jewish Childrearing or specifically for Jewish Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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