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Results 1 - 10 of 19 for Ashkenazi Jewish disorders
  1. Adult polyglucosan body disease 
    ... Z, Shpitzen S, Meiner V. Adult polyglucosan body disease in Ashkenazi Jewish patients carrying the Tyr329Ser mutation in the glycogen-branching enzyme gene. Ann Neurol. 1998 Dec;44(6):867-72. doi: 10.1002/ana.410440604. ... body disease: proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the brain and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../adult-polyglucosan-body-disease - Genetics
  2. Canavan disease 
    ... backgrounds, it is most common in people of Ashkenazi (eastern and central European) Jewish heritage. Studies suggest that this disorder affects 1 in 6,400 to 13,500 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/canavan-disease - Genetics
  3. Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency 
    ... in 35,000 to 48,000 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. This population typically has liver disease as the primary symptom. In other populations, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...dihydrolipoamide-dehydrogenase-deficiency - Genetics
  4. Crohn's disease 
    ... ancestry and those of eastern and central European (Ashkenazi) Jewish descent than among people of other ethnic backgrounds. For reasons that are not clear, the prevalence of Crohn's disease has been increasing in the United States and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/crohns-disease - Genetics
  5. Factor XI deficiency 
    ... in 1 million people worldwide. The severe deficiency disorder is much more common in people with central and eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish ancestry, occurring in about 1 in 450 individuals ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/factor-xi-deficiency - Genetics
  6. Tay-Sachs disease 
    ... variants (also known as mutations) that cause this disease are more frequently found in people of Ashkenazi (eastern and central European) Jewish heritage than in those with other backgrounds. However, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/tay-sachs-disease - Genetics
  7. Niemann-Pick disease 
    ... affect 1 in 250,000 individuals. Niemann-Pick disease type A occurs more frequently among individuals of Ashkenazi (eastern and central European) Jewish descent than in the general population. The incidence ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/niemann-pick-disease - Genetics
  8. Early-onset isolated dystonia 
    ... the most common forms of childhood dystonia. This disorder occurs most frequently in people of Ashkenazi (central and eastern European) Jewish heritage, affecting 1 in 3,000 to 9, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/early-onset-isolated-dystonia - Genetics
  9. Gaucher disease 
    ... do not occur more frequently in people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. These types can be more ... in the GBA gene cause Gaucher disease. The GBA gene provides instructions for making an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gaucher-disease -
  10. Mucolipidosis type IV 
    ... including mucolipidosis type IV, are called lysosomal storage disorders. Two mutations in the MCOLN1 gene account for almost all cases of mucolipidosis type IV in people with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. It remains unclear how mutations in this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/mucolipidosis-type-iv - Genetics
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