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42: 98:. They may give editors a more specific focus on the aspects of medical genetics. They are merely intended as a guide, not as a preset way of writing. All are open to debate, if you wish to add or edit these advice, please do so or discuss your suggestions 99: 183:
in newspapers, fundraising materials, or personal blogs. At the same time, external links should help families and individuals find outside sources that are up-to-date and accurate, yet accessible to non-technical readers.
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If an article relates to a particular chromosome the specific chromosome number should be linked to, and also consider whether the chromosome page would benefit from mentioning the article.
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It is important that information about causes, detection, treatment, and so forth reference high-quality medical textbooks and
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Articles should respect the feelings of readers who may have a genetic condition: some may not like the use of the word
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may be used for some articles worked on by this project, but also look for other categories and subcategories such as:
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inheritance of genetic disorders can be depicted with an explanatory diagram on each page, for example:
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inheritance of genetic disorders can be depicted with an equivalent diagram on each page:
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The following suggestions are in addition to the guidelines for medical articles at
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on how to format and present article content within their area of interest.
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A good article on which phrases are preferred can be found at
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Some images used to depict genetic inheritance are in the
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Stubs relating to medical genetics can be tagged with the
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Source of molecule images that seems to be public domain
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template by inserting this into the article's talk page.
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Knowledge:Manual of Style (medicine-related articles)
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Knowledge:WikiProject Medicine
Medical genetics task force
Knowledge:WikiProject Medical Genetics/Guidelines

essay
style
WikiProjects
This information
Knowledge policy or guideline
thoroughly vetted by the community
Knowledge:Manual of Style (medicine-related articles)
Guide to writing better articles
Article development
here
congenital disorders
monogenic disorder
polygenic
medical genetics
http://www.apastyle.org/disabilities.html
peer-reviewed
review articles
human-interest stories
genetic disorders category
Category:Chromosome instability syndromes
Category:Congenital disorders
Category:Inborn errors of metabolism
WPMED
Medical genetics images category
Wikimedia commons genetics category
geneclinics.org

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