http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic569.htm
Informative medical article about Menkes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23069081/from/ET
Menkes Screening Test Developed for Infants
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/menkes/menkes.htm
Menkes study from October 2001, involving patients at the National Institute of Health (NIH) clinic in Bethesda, MD
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=309400
This is an assortment of Menkes related articles
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/101332.php
Genetics Research In Zebrafish Has Potential To Reduce Birth Defects In Humans
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gnd.section.208
Article about another genetic disease that is linked to the same chromosome as Menkes. Also provides information about a similar disease in mice
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001160.htm
Definitions and Menkes terminology
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1464162.htm
The Role of Copper in the Body
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=menkessyndrome
Information about the specific gene that mutates in Menkes patients,
including other sources for Menkes related infomation
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/menkes_kinky_hair
This is a chat group open to anyone interested in making friends, sharing information and supporting others affected by this disease
http://www.friendsofalex.org
Visit "Friends of Alexander Deihl", a non-profit organization established to help children and their families who have been affected by a crippling disorder or are terminally ill
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001317.htm
This is about Mosaicism, which is a condition that could cause genetic problems
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