Biology 313L - Genetics Laboratory
February 6-7, 2008
Andrea Dinkelman, Assistant
Professor, Science & Technology Librarian
Email: adinkelm@iastate.edu
Genetics &
Human Disease: Searching the Medical Literature
I. PubMed (Select PubMed
ISU Affiliate from the "Indexes & Abstracts" link. This link has
the "Get it@ISU" feature enabled.)
- Combine search terms with connector
words: "AND", "OR" or "NOT". Must use upper-case
letters. When searching for gene-related information, can use gene symbol/abbreviation,
protein name, etc.
- Utilize "Limits" (e.g.
Publication type, Language, Publication Date, etc.)
- "Related Articles" and
"Links"
- "Send to Email" function
- Other features: Books (Genes
& Disease), Journals Database, Single Citation Matcher
- Additional information:
II. Resources with easy-to-understand
information about genetics and human disease
III. Additional Resources for
Scientists and Clinicians
- OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance
in Man (linked from PubMed, look at the black toolbar). Catalog of review
articles for human genes and genetic disorders maintained by Johns Hopkins
University.
- GeneTests (http://www.geneclinics.org/)
Includes expert-authored disease reviews (GeneReviews),
clinic and laboratory directories for genetic testing.
IV. If you encounter unfamiliar
terms when reading your article:
V. For More Information
- Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics,
Proteomics & Bioinformatics. This is an e-book available through the
Library website, http://www.lib.iastate.edu/
(Do a "Title" search in the catalog.) See: Section 1.6 Genetic Medicine
and Clinical Genetics. The "Uses of Databases" article discusses
some of the resources presented in class.
Last updated 02/05/2008
Available at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~adinkelm/homepage.html