BIO 112: Cells, Genes and Inheritance (CGI) GENETIC DISEASE PROJECT: Pick a Disease before Lab

Please use both resources (the first at NCBI Genes and Disease site and the second at Wikipedia) to complete the PreLab Worksheet. The pre-lab worksheet is available at Moodle or via the link at the right.

 

BRCA1 Breast Cancer 

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. Breast and Ovarian Cancer
• Wikipedia BRCA1 

Pancreatic Cancer  

• NCBI Genes and Diseases.Pancreatic Cancer
• SMAD4

Retinoblastoma

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. Retinoblastoma
• RB1

Polycystic Kidney Disease 

• NCBI Genes and Diseases.Polycystic Kidney Disease 
• PKD1

Familiar Mediterranean Fever 

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. Familiar Mediterranean Fever
• MEFV 

Adrenoleukodystrophy  

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. Adrenoleukodystrophy
• ABCD1

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria 

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria 
• PIGA

Myotonic Dystrophy  

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. Myotonic Dystrophy
• DMPK

SRY: Sex Determination    

• NCBI Genes and Diseases. SRY Sex Determination
• SRY

Hutchison–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS)

• NIH
• LMNA

Werner Syndrome

• NCBI. Genes and Diseases. Werner Syndrome
• WRN

Download the worksheet and complete it before coming to lab