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bn:00046616n
Noun Concept
Categories: Lysosomal storage diseases, RTT, Ashkenazi Jews topics, Tay–Sachs disease, Lipid storage disorders
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Tay-Sachs disease  Tay-Sachs  Sachs disease  infantile amaurotic idiocy  Tay–Sachs disease
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A hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood WordNet 3.0
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A hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tay–Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Wikipedia
A genetic disorder, fatal in its most common variant Wikipedia Disambiguation
Disease marked by accumulation of G2 gangliosides due to hexosaminidase A deficiency Wikidata
A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells. Wiktionary
Rare genetic disorder in which gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
autosomal recessive disease
lipidosis
monogenic disorder
rare disease
GM2 gangliosidosis
+1 relations
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Waren Tay
Bernard Sachs
GENETIC ASSOCIATION
HEXA
HEALTH SPECIALTY
neurology
pediatrics
medical genetics
MODE OF INHERITANCE
dominance
NAMED AFTER
Bernard Sachs
STATEMENT IS SUBJECT OF
history of Tay–Sachs disease
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy
Wikipedia
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Tay–Sachs disease
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Tay-Sachs disease
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Tay-Sachs disease
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1278insTATC in the United States, amaurotic familial idiocy, Cure Tay-Sachs Foundation, Epidemiology of 1278insTATC in the United States, Epidemiology of 1278insTATC in USA, Epidemiology of Tay-Sachs in the United States, Epidemiology of Tay–Sachs in the United States, Gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease, Gene therapy for Tay–Sachs disease, GM2-gangliosidosis, B, B1, AB variant, Infantile Amaurotic Idiocy, National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Prevalence of 1278insTATC in the United States, Tasax disease, Tay-Sach's, Tay-Sachs, Tay-sachs, Tay-Sachs' disease, Tay-Sachs-Schaffer disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs Disorder, Tay sachs, Tay Sachs, Tay Sachs-Disease, Tay Sachs Disease, Taysachs, Taysacs, Tay–Sachs, Tay–Sachs–Schaffer disease
Wikidata Alias
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B Variant Gm2-Gangliosidosis, B variant GM2 gangliosidosis, disease, Tay-Sachs, Gangliosidosis GM2 , type 1, Gm2-Gangliosidosis, Adult Chronic Type, Gm2-Gangliosidosis, Type 1, Gm2-Gangliosidosis, Variant B1, GM2 gangliosidosis, B, B1 variant, GM2 gangliosidosis, type 1, Hexa Deficiency, hexosaminidase A deficiency, Hexosaminidase a Deficiency, Adult Type, Sphingolipidosis, Tay-Sachs, TAY-SACHS DISEASE, Tay-Sachs Disease, Juvenile, Tay-Sachs Disease, Pseudo-Ab Variant, Tay-Sachs Disease, Variant B1, TAY-SACHS DISEASE; TSD, TSD, Hexosaminidase alpha-subunit deficiency (variant B), Tay-Sachs disease (disorder)

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