Spanish Genetics Information

Genetic Spanish Support / Lay Advocacy Organizations

Resources for Geneticists

Genetic Conditions

Asociacion de Corea de Huntington Espanola (ACHE), Spain (Enfermedad de Huntington)
Asociación Española Contra la Hemocromatosis (spanish)
Asociacion Mexicana de la Enfermedad de Huntington, A.C. Mexico
Asociación Nacional Síndrome de Apert, Madrid, Spain
Asociación para las Deficiencias que Afectan al Crecimiento y al Desarrollo (dwarfism)
Asociación Sindrome de Williams (Spain) A.S.W. (España)
Como Tratar a las Personas con Sìndrome de Down
Craneosinóstosis (spanish), WEBPed, Madrid (España)
CdLS-AMIGOS
Datos Sobre La Anemia Falciforme (spanish, Facts About Sickle Cell Anemia), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Enfermedad de VHL (von Hippel-Lindau syndrome)
Entendiendo el Sindrome de Klinefelter una guía para varones XXY u sus familias
Estudio Colaborativo Latino Americano de Malformaciones Congénitas (ECLAMC) Asociaciones de padres
Explorando el Autismo (National Alliance for Autism Research)
Federación Española de Hemofilia (Spanish Hemophilia Federation)
Federacion Española contra la Fibrosis Quística, spanish, portuguese and german
Fibrose Cística
la Fibrosis Quistica (FQ), JM Pulido, Spain
Fisura oral y/o facial, Cleft Lip/Palate, March of Dimes
Fundacin Niemann Pick España
Manual De Galactosemia: Guía para las Familias, Texas Department of Health
Nuevas Reordenaciones Chromosomales Descubiertas a través del Diagnóstico Prenatal, (.pdf) Pacific Nortwest Regional Geneics Group (PacNoRGG) [also English, chromosome rearrangements discovered through prenatal diagnosis: inversions, translocations and markers]
Que es VHL (von Hippel-Lindau), VHL Foundation
¿Qué es la Galactosemia?, Texas Department of Health
Sindrome de Rett, Spain
Síndrome de Down, Instituto de Investigación sobre Enfermedades Raras
El síndrome de Down, La Asociación Síndrome de Down de Cádiz y Bahía "Lejeune"
Turner Syndrome Guide For Families English & Spanish ( español), Turner Syndrome Society
Velocardiofacial, Síndrome, Cisater
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (en espanol), VCFS Foundation
Williams Syndrome Association of Belgium (french) (also English Nederlands, Español)

Glossary

Glosario de Términos Genéticos (Spanish) (illustrations /oral descriptions), Talking Glossary of Genetics, The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) March 2003

Medical / Clinical Genetics Information

CISATER (Centro de Investigación sobre el Síndrome del Aceite Tóxico y Enfermedades Raras)
Genetic Counseling Glossary: Spanish Translation of English Terms, Genes at Work, University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey
Hibridación in situ Fluorescente (FISH : Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization), Información de Citogenética, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España)
Las Enfermedades Raras, incluidas las de origen genético, son aquellas enfermedades con peligro de muerte o de invalidez crónica, que tienen una frecuencia (prevalencia) baja, según la definición de la Unión Europea. (Information in Spanish on a variety of genetic syndromes, medical terms with translation)
Pacific Northwest Regional Genetics Group (PacNoRGG) (.pdf files):

Chromosome Rearrangements Discovered Through Prenatal Diagnosis, unusual chromosome abnormalities detected by prenatal diagnosis, inversions, translocations and markers. English and Spanish
Could it Be Genetic? indications for referral for pediatric and adult genetic counseling
English, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Cystic Fibrosis, question and answer format; for people who do not read well
My Partner and I Are Both Carriers for Cystic Fibrosis. English and Spanish
Should I Have a Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Test? English and Spanish
So I Have a Cystic Fibrosis Gene, But We Can't Test My Partner. English and Spanish
So I Have a Cystic Fibrosis Gene, But My Partner's Test Was Negative. English and Spanish
Maternal Serum Marker Screening: A Test for Pregnant Women, fourth grade reading level. English and Spanish
Metabolic Condition Booklets for parents.
- Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency - English and Spanish
- Glutaric Acidemia Type II - English and Spanish
- Isovaleric Acidemia - English and Spanish
- Ketone Utilization Disorder (Beta-ketothiolase Deficiency) - English and Spanish
- Medium Chain ACYL-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: MCAD - English and Spanish
Multiple Serum Marker Test: Blood Screening Test for Any Pregnant Woman, sixth grade reading level. English and Spanish
Preventing Neural Tube Defects, for Couples at Increased Risk, Fact sheet, preconceptional use of folic acid. English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese
Sex Chromosome Problems Discovered through Prenatal Diagnosis, desscription of each syndrome.
- Klinefelter Syndrome (47,XXY) - English and Spanish
- Turner Syndrome (45,X) - English and Spanish
- XXX Syndrome (47,XXX) - English and Spanish
- XYY Syndrome (47,XYY) - English and Spanish
There's No Reason to Face it Alone, Questions You May Have For Your Health Care Provider. English and Spanish
Will I Have a Healthy Baby? prenatal genetic counseling. English and Spanish, also Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Vietnamese

Health Information

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research/Clinical Guidelines en Español
Asociación Nacional de Affectados por el Síndrome del Maullido del Gato (Cri du Chat Syndrome)
California Teratogen Information Services, Mexican medications, cross-reference, spanish speaking counselors. For Genetic Counselors only 619.543.2128, for general public 619.543.3121
CancerNet en Español
Centers for Disease Control en Español
Combined Health Information Database (keyword Spanish)
Consumer Health Materials in Spanish, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)
Defectos Cardíacos Congénitos de los Ninõs, American Heart Association
El Consejo de Salud Familiar, Council on Family Health
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Fonendo
Genética y Prevención de Enfermedades, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention
Genética Websites en Español, Human Genome Project, Department of Energy
Genoma Humano Universatario Proyecto, Human Genome University Project of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
healthfinder™ lo que usted necesita, español
HealthWeb
Hispanic Communications Initiative, NIH (National Institutes of Health)
La Diabetes Entre los Latinos, American Diabetes Association
Lista de Enfermedades Raras, [español, português], HONSelect (Health On the Net Foundation)
March of Dimes, Índice de hojas informativas (.pdf) (Ácido fólico, Defectos Congénitos, Parálisis Cerebral, Acondroplasia, Anemia falciforme, Defectos cardíacos congénitos, Defectos del tracto genitourinario, Espina bífida, Fisura oral y/o facial, Intolerancia de Rh, Síndrome de Down, Pie torcido y otras deformidades del pie, Fenilcetonuria, Síndrome de Marfan, Neurofibromatosis, Talasemia, Enfermedad de Tay-Sachs)
Medicamentos para usted, Medicines for you: Pharmacogenetics
Medlineplus
Merck Manual of Medical Information, home Edition en Español
National Cancer Institute, [spanish fact sheets]
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases en Español
National Institutes of Health, Consumer Health Information
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Women's Health Information Center Recursos en Espanol
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH), spanish genetic resources
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Pacific Northwest Regional Genetics Group (PacNoRGG) Genetic educational materials in spanish
Planned Parenthood Federation of America En Español
REPROLINE (Reproductive Health Online En Español)
Spanish-Language Patient Education Materials: Utah Community Project, Directorio de recursos / Resources Directory, (Planificación Anticipatoria Preconceptional Planning)
Tipos de cánceres poco frecuentes en la infancia, National Cancer Institute
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
US Department of Health and Human Services
Usted puede dejar de fumar (Help for Pregnant Smokers)

Cancer

Algunos documentos específicos están en español, National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society, Información En Español
Cancer Care, Información en español
Cáncer de la próstata-Guías de tratamiento para los pacientes
Cáncer de la próstata, Methodist Health Care System, Houston, TX
Cáncer de la glándula prostática, National Cancer Institute
CancerNet, Instituto Nacional del Cáncer, algunos documentos específicos están en Español
Centro Nacional de Información de la Salud de la Mujer
Centros Para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades
Exámenes de los senos (Básica), National Cancer Institute
Fatiga (CancerFatigue.org)
Florida HealthStat (temporarily unavailable June 2002)
healthfinder®
Los Mamogramas y el Cáncer de los Senos, Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
Otros enlaces, Recursos en Español, University of California, San Francisco
Si Usted Tiene Cáncer del Seno...Información Sobre Opciones de Tratamiento, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida
Sociedad Americana del Cáncer
Y-ME Organización Nacional de Cáncer de Mama

Education Information

Actividad de Hacer los Cariotipos, El Proyecto Biológico, University of Arizona
Genetics Visual Aids for Educators & Health Care Professionals, Genetics Flip Books, English & Spanish, CCL Books, Bloomington, MN, 952.983.0814, customerservice@cclbooks.com, www.cclbooks.com
Genética Websites en Español, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science
Guía sobre Meiosis, Guía sobre Meiosis (Materials adopted from the University of Arizona), El Proyecto Biologico - Biologia Celular, Traducción hecha en la Universidad de Formosa, Argentina
Guías Interactivas De la Biología, spanish, Interactive Biology Tutorials, E-Bionet, Concursos: Genética (quizzes) [Note: question #1 refers to Down Syndrome, translated as Abajo Sindrome (literal translation of "down" as the opposite of "up" rather than as a proper name)]
Hispanic Educational Genome Project, California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA
¿Podria ser Genetico? Could it be genetic?, (.pdf) Pacific Nortwest Regional Geneics Group
El Proyecto Biologico: recursos interactivos "online" para aprender biología, The Biology Project at the University of Arizona (Biologia Celular: Estudiando las Celulas, Mitosis, Meiosis, Ciclo Celular, Procariontes, Eucariontes y Virus Genetica Mendeliana: Cruza Monohíbrida, Cruza Dihíbrida, Herencia ligada al sexo
Biologia Humana: Forense del ADN, kariotipos, genética, tipos sanguíneos, reproducción y enfermedades de transmisión sexual)
Proyecto Humano Del Genome: Explorar a nuestros uno mismo moleculares, online vídeo, NHGRI, Human Genome Project: Exploring Our Molecular Selves
Proyecto Hispano Educacional Sobre el Génoma, Hispanic Educational Genome Project
Proyecto Humano De la Diversidad Del Genome, Human Genome Diversity Project

Other

Interpreter Guidelines: Intercultural Communication in a Health Setting, Gisela Rodriguez, LCSW
Advocacy Resources
Diversity Resources
Genetics Groups, languages other than English
Latin American Metabolic Information Network
National organizations information on genetic conditions or birth defects
Mexico
South America
- Spanish Association of Human Genetics (La Asociación Española de Genética Humana)
- Ibero-American Society of Human Genetics of North America
- La Genética en España, Genetics in Spain
Anomalías Congénitas, Genética, Teratología, International Birth Defects Information Systems (IBIS)
List and Glossary of medical terms: Spanish
Information for Siblings and Family Members
Hispanic Search Engines, cybermultilingual

Translation Programs

Babylon translation program, free (English to Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Hebrew, Chinese)
Free Translation (English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish), text or web page
Google, Translate Web Pages Automatically, a new translation feature (BETA). Using machine translation technology, gives English speakers access to pages published in Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese
Human Languages Page, dictionaries, translation programs, cultural resources (Spanish, German, French, Russian, Vietnamese, sign language, many other)
Language & Translation Center, Martindale, English to Other Languages & Vice Versa
Translation service, AltaVista, Babelfish (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, English)

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