print email comment close Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders URL: http://www.jewishgenetics.org/ Description: Provides information about genetic disorders common among Jews of eastern European (Ashkenazi) descent. Intended for the Jewish community and healthcare providers, this site covers cancer and heredity basics, genetic screening and counseling, and bioethics. Also contains articles and factsheets for rabbis, community resources, an events calendar, a glossary, and related links. A "collaborative effort of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Children's Memorial Hospital." Publisher: Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders Extra Keywords Bloom syndrome, Canavan disease, familial dysautonomia, Fanconi anemia, Gaucher disease, Mucolipidosis IV, Niemann-Pick, Torsion dystonia Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ashkenazim -- Diseases Genetic disorders Hereditary diseases Human genetics Jews -- Diseases LII Database Information: Record 4766 created by Barbara Bibel on 06/13/2003 Last modification on 09/30/2009 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 09/01/2006 Published: 06/13/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4766