Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) MODULES

These modules were designed to allow students to research information on diseases. They utilize data available at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The idea for these modules originated with the article “Introducing Bioinformatics into the Biology Curriculum” The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 64, No. 2, February 2002.

Module	Topics:	Created by:
1	Autism	Charles Gallagher	Monsignor Bonner High School
2	ALD Adrenoleukodystrophy	Robin Shemesh	Harry S Truman High School
3	Alzheimer’s Disease	Ryan Boylan	Pennsbury West High School
4	ADHD	Christine Toto	Council Rock High School - South
5	Alcoholism	Rose Elliott	Swenson Arts and Tech High School
6	Maple Syrup Urine Disease	Anne Davidheiser	Downingtown West High School
7	Parkinson Disease	Theresa Diamond	Upper Darby High School
8	Melanoma	Laura Dusablon	Bishop Shanahan High School
9	Huntington’s Disease	Brenda Frost	Garnet Valley High School
10	Pancreatic Cancer	Paul Castanzo	Pottstown Senior High School
11	Methemoglobinemia	Mary Paxton-Boeni	Springfield SH (Delco)
12	Marfan syndrome	Paul Joyce	West Chester Henderson High School
13	Male pattern baldness	Tim Zietz	Coatesville Area 9 th & 10 th Ctr.
14	How is SEX determined?	Chris Grasso	Upper Darby High School

The OMIM database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

The database contains textual information and references.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM