Tay-Sachs Disease
Definition
Description
In Tay-Sachs disease, the enzyme necessary for removing excess gangliosides is missing. This allows gangliosides to accumulate throughout the brain, and is responsible for the disability associated with the disease.
Which sex is mostly to get affected?
As you can see, females are usually just carriers. However, males get more affected then females.
What does it mostly affect?
Gangliosides are a fatty substance necessary for the proper development of the brain and nerve cells.
How It All Starts
Genetic Profile
Signs and Symptoms
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Works Cited
Works Cited
Blachford, Stacey L., ed. The Gale encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Vol. 2. New York: Gale Group, 2001. N. pag. Print. definition of Tay-Sachs disease
decription
signs and symptoms
Genetics Home Reference. U.S national library of medicine, 20 May 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tay-sachs-disease>. -Tay-Sachs disease is a rare inherited disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells (neurons) in the brain and spinal cord.
-Signs and symptoms can appear in childhood, adolescence,