Genetic Disorder Pamphlet Project Purpose: To create a pamphlet that describes a specific genetic disorder, much the same as a pamphlet found in a doctors office. G rading: Y ou w ill be graded on the follow ing four areas: - N eatness 20% - Cover all 6 folds 10% - Pictures 10% - Information 60% The information w ill be broken into five sections: how the disorder is diagnosed, possible treatments, w hat causes the disorder, current research, and five interesting facts. W here do I find Information? - Y ou are required to have at least one book source and no more than tw o w eb sources. Y ou must include a w orks cited section on the back of the pamphlet, w hich displays the sources you used for your information. - Pictures are good to have, but remember that most of your grade is based on the information you find. W rite w ell, because you w ill be docked points for poor grammar. W hat G enetic D isorders Can I Research? There is a list of some possible disorders listed on the next tw o folds. If you w ould like to research a disorder not listed, all you need to do is ask and get the okay from the teacher. Possible D isorders: Long QT Syndrome Marfan Syndrome Achondroplasia Moebius Syndrome Achromatopsia Mucopolysaccaridosis (MPS) Acid Maltase Deficiency Nail Patella Syndrome Adrenoleukodystrophy Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Aicardi Syndrome Neurofibromatosis Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Niemann-Pick Disease Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Osteogenesis Imperfecta Apert Syndrome Progeria Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Proteus Syndrome Ataxia Telangiectasia Retinoblastoma Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome Rett Syndrome Canavan Disease Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome Cri Du Chat Syndrome Sanfilippo Syndrome Cystic Fibrosis Shwachman Syndrome Dercum's Disease Sickle Cell Disease Down Syndrom Smith-Magenis Syndrome Fanconi Anemia Stickler Syndrome Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Tay-Sachs Fragile X Syndrome Thrombocytopenia Absent Radius (TAR) Syndrome Galactosemia Treacher Collins Syndrome Gaucher Disease Trisomy Hemochromatosis Tuberous Sclerosis Hemophilia Turner's Syndrome Huntington's Disease Urea Cycle Disorder Hurlur Syndrom Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Hypophosphatasia Williams Syndrome Klinefelter Syndrome Wilson's Disease Krabbes Disease Any other disorder as long as you clear it with the teacher. Langer-Giedion Syndrome Leukodystrophy .