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The following are educational
materials developed by and made available through the Pacific
Northwest Regional Genetics Group (PacNoRGG). The website and online versions of publications were
last reviewed June 2005. Out-of-date materials were either removed
or updated. Publications can be viewed, printed, or downloaded to your computer
using the software Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat is available free of
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As of July 2002, we are no longer distributing hard copies of
publications.
Cystic
Fibrosis
Question
and answer format; written for people who do not read
well.
My Partner and I Are Both
Carriers for Cystic Fibrosis
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 50 KB)
Should I Have a Cystic Fibrosis
Carrier
Test?
English (3 pages, 100 KB)
Spanish (3 pages, 50 KB)
So I Have a Cystic Fibrosis
Gene, But We Can't Test My
Partner
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 50 KB)
So I Have a Cystic Fibrosis Gene, But My Partner's
Test Was Negative
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 50 KB)
Maternal Serum Screening (Quad
Marker Test/Triple Test)
Maternal Serum Marker Screening: A
Test for Pregnant Women
Written
at a fourth grade reading level for women of limited
education.
English (3 pages,
400 KB)
Spanish (3 pages, 400
KB)
Multiple
Serum Marker Test: A Blood Screening Test for Any Pregnant Woman
Written at a sixth grade reading
level.
Arabic (2 pages, 250 KB, adapted version by
Providence Midwifery)
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Russian (2 pages, 250 KB,
adapted version by
Providence Midwifery)
Spanish (2 pages, 100
KB)
Vietnamese (2 pages, 250 KB,
adapted version by Providence Midwifery)
Maternal Serum Multiple Marker
Screening . . . a Fact Sheet for Practitioners
A flow
chart outlining screening for Down syndrome, trisomy 18, and
NTDs.
English - (100 KB, 2 pages) Sorry,
formatted version is not available.
English
- (170 KB, 3 pages) Revised for quad screen,
unformatted.
Metabolic Condition Booklets,
written for parents
Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency
English (8 pages, 200
KB)
Spanish
(8 pages, 200
KB)
Glutaric Acidemia Type II
English (8 pages, 200 KB)
Spanish (8 pages, 200KB)
Isovaleric
Acidemia
English (8 pages, 200 KB))
Spanish (8 pages, 200KB)
Ketone Utilization Disorder (Beta-ketothiolase
Deficiency)
English (8 pages, 200 KB)
Spanish (8 pages, 200KB)
Medium Chain ACYL-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: MCAD
English (8 pages, 200 KB)
Spanish (8 pages, 200 KB)
Sex Chromosome Problems Discovered through
Prenatal Diagnosis
Information about prenatal testing results that
indicate a change in the sex chromosomes and a description of each
syndrome.
Klinefelter Syndrome
(47,XXY)
English (5 pages, 175
KB)
Spanish (5 pages, 175 KB)
Turner Syndrome
(45,X)
English (6 pages, 200
KB)
Spanish (6 pages, 200 KB)
XXX Syndrome
(47,XXX)
English (5 pages, 175
KB)
Spanish (5 pages, 175
KB)
XYY Syndrome (47,XYY)
English (5 pages, 175 KB)
Spanish (5 pages, 150
KB)
Other
Titles
Chromosome Rearrangements Discovered Through
Prenatal Diagnosis
Provides
families with information about unusual chromosome abnormalities
detected by prenatal diagnosis. Discusses inversions, translocations
and markers.
English (6 pages, 150
KB)
Spanish (6 pages, 175 KB)
Could it Be Genetic?
Outlines
indications for referral for pediatric and adult genetic
counseling.
English (2 pages, 75 KB)
Cambodian
(2 pages, 800 KB)
Chinese
(2 pages, 600 KB)
Korean
(2 pages, 550 KB)
Laotian
(2 pages, 700 KB)
Russian
(2 pages, 750 KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 75 KB)
Vietnamese
(2 pages, 650 KB)
Do You Have Cancer in Your
Family?
Explains why
cancer genetic counseling may be helpful.
English (2 pages, 100
KB)
Genetic Testing - A Fact Sheet
Outlines the
issues an individual should consider prior to having a genetic
test.
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Phenylkentonuria and Pregnancy: Part 1: General
Information
Fact sheet for providers with algorithms and
resource information for maternal PKU.
English
(2 pages, 75
KB)
Phenylkentonuria and Pregnancy: Part 2:
Pregnancy Management
Fact sheet for providers with algorithms and resource
information for maternal PKU.
English
(2 pages, 75 KB)
Testing for Huntington Disease: Making an
Informed Choice
Intended to help the individual considering testing for
Huntington Disease reflect on the issues involved in testing and in
dealing with test results, written by Robin Bennett, MS, CGC.
Family, friends, and professional support people may also find this
material useful. Development and printing of this booklet was
supported by a generous donation from the University of Washington
Medical Center Service League.
English (9 pages, 125
KB)
Preventing Neural Tube Defects, for
Couples at Increased Risk
Fact sheet for women at increased risk to
have a baby with an NTD.
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Russian (2 pages, 950
KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 100 KB)
Vietnamese (2 pages, 850
KB)
There's No Reason to Face it Alone, Questions You May Have
For Your Health Care Provider
Outlines questions a consumer might ask a health care
provider about a genetic condition.
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 100 KB)
Why
Do DNA Testing or Banking?
A fact sheet for families; discusses the importance and
rational of why DNA banking or testing should be considered.
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Will I Have a Healthy
Baby?
Outlines indications for referral for prenatal
genetic counseling.
English (2 pages, 100 KB)
Cambodian
(2 pages, 800 KB)
Chinese
(2 pages, 800 KB)
Korean
(2 pages, 700 KB)
Laotian
(2 pages, 700 KB)
Russian
(2 pages, 700 KB)
Spanish (2 pages, 100
KB)
Vietnamese
(2 pages, 650 KB)
You Are Not Alone: Support Networks for Genetic
Conditions
A fact sheet
for consumers; explains what a genetics network is and what it can
provide.
English (2 pages, 75 KB)
(Last Updated
7/5/06)
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