it was discovered in wellington
Tay-Sach's has a defective gene on chromosme 15
lysosomal enzymes
Tay-Sach's Disease/
Tay-Sachs disease is caused by a genetic mutation in the HEXA gene on (human) chromosome 15 and no other chromosome is involved.
Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a fatal condition caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A (Hex-A).
It's caused by a defective gene where the body can't break down fatty substances.
Some known treatments for Tay-Sachs disease are:· Medication· Techniques to keep airways openedAnd· Proper nutrition/hydrationThese are some treatments that are said to help treat Tay-sachs disease. But, there is no known treatment that will for sure cure it.
There is no evidence that shows that tay-sachs is a sex-linked trait.
It happens in the nerve cells, particularly in the brain. Tay Sach's disease defects the DNA structure and it replicates inside the protein synthesis that would be the nerve cels. There it will die from the GM2 gangliosides filling the cell up.
Almost no kids get Tay - Sachs disease. Of the kids who do get it, they are mostly Jewish, since that is where the disease is most prevelent, and most Jewish people don't intermarry. About one in every 250 people are carriers.
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