Tay-Sachs-Description

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TAY-SACHS DISORDER DESCRIPTION: - Tay-Sachs is a rare, hereditary disease in which the lack of an enzyme leads to a build up of fats in nerve or brain cells. - Early onset, Juvenile, and Adult onset Tay-Sachs are three different forms of the Tay-Sachs diorder. HISTORY: - Early onset Tay-Sachs was first described independently by Dr.Tay and Dr.Sachs. - Named after Dr.Tay and Sachs.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO: -Freedman, Jeri. Tay-Sachs disease. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Print. -"Your Genes, Your Health." Your Genes, Your Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. .