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Support Groups

This page contains links to other World Wide Web sites with information about support groups for parents affected by a birth defect. We hope you find these sites helpful, but please remember we do not control or endorse the information presented on these Web sites, nor do these sites endorse the information contained here.

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups

National Down Syndrome Congress

7000 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, N.E. Building 5, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30328
1-800-232-NDSC or (770) 604-9500

National Down Syndrome Society

666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
1-800-221-4602 or (212) 460-9330

National Organization for Rare Disorders

P.O. Box 8923
New Fairfield, Connecticut 06812
203-746-6518

Rare Genetic Diseases in Children Homepage

Sibling Support Project (for siblings of people with special health and developmental needs)

S.O.F.T. (Support Organization for Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13, and Related Disorders)
2982 South Union Street
Rochester, NY 14624
716-594-4621

The Compassionate Friends

P.O. Box 1347
Oak Brook, Illinois 60521
708-990-0810

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Overview of Birth Defects

Chromosome Abnormalities

Single Gene Defects

The Difference Between a Chromosome Abnormality and a Single Gene Defect

Multifactorial Inheritance

Teratogens

Non-Traditional Inheritance

Evaluating a Child for Birth Defects

Testing for Birth Defects

Uses of Genetic Testing

Genetic Services: When, Where, How

Identification, Treatment, and Prevention of Birth Defects

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