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Tay-Sachs Disease

Tay-Sachs disease is a rare, inherited disease. It is a type of . It causes too much of a fatty substance to build up in the brain. This buildup destroys nerve cells, causing mental and physical problems.

Infants with Tay-Sachs disease appear to develop normally for the first few months of life. Then mental and physical abilities decline. The child becomes blind, deaf, and unable to swallow. Muscles begin to waste away and paralysis sets in. Even with the best of care, children with Tay-Sachs disease usually die by age 4.

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  1. Tay-Sachs Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tay-Sachs disease is a rare, inherited disease. It is a type of lipid metabolism disorder. It causes too ... cells, causing mental and physical problems. Infants with Tay-Sachs disease appear to develop normally for the first few ...
  2. Tay-Sachs disease is a rare, inherited disorder that is characterized by neurological problems caused by the death of ... central nervous system).The most common form of Tay-Sachs disease, known as infantile Tay-Sachs disease, becomes apparent ...
  3. Tay-Sachs disease is a life-threatening disease of the nervous system passed down through families. ... Tay-Sachs disease occurs when the body lacks hexosaminidase A. This is a protein that helps break down a ...
  4. Tay-Sachs Disease (Nemours Foundation)  
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  5. About Tay-Sachs Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that results in progressive destruction of the nervous system.
  6. ClinicalTrials.gov: Tay-Sachs Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Tay-Sachs Disease/Clinical Trials ... Tay-Sachs Disease
  7. ... condition. GM2 gangliosidosis, AB variant Hexosaminidase activator deficiency Tay-Sachs disease, AB variant Genetic Testing Registry: Tay-Sachs disease, ...
  8. ... 210 variants (also known as mutations) that cause Tay-Sachs disease have been identified in the HEXA gene. Tay-Sachs disease is a condition that is characterized by movement ...
  9. The following organizations provide information on Tay-Sachs disease : Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7737/tay-sachs-disease National Human Genome Research Institute -- www.genome. ...
  10. ... can cause pain, infections, organ damage, and strokes . Tay-Sachs disease , a disorder that causes fatty proteins to build ... Internet]. Jacksonville (FL): The Nemours Foundation; c1995-2024.Tay-Sachs Disease; [reviewed 2020 Nov; cited 2024 May 02]; [about ... Genetic Disorders Pregnancy Prenatal Testing Sickle Cell Disease Tay-Sachs Disease Related Medical Tests Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Test Amniocentesis ( ...
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