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# umm yeah its very hard and stuff # umm yeah its very hard and stuff EDIT: Um... Hello? In case you haven't noticed, people might need more information than that. I can't say what it's like llama, as I don't have the disease and this was my first source of information for my research...
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Can a person with the Tay-Sachs disease live a healthy life?
A person with tay sachs can live a healthy life but still battles the many limitations of Tay sachs disease. Depending on the type of tay sachs, Classic, Juvenile onset, and Late Onset depends how healthy a life a person with tay sachs disease.
Tay-Sachs disease is a human?
Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic disorder.
What effect does Tay Sachs disease have on the body?
what effect does Tay-sachs disease have on the body?
What system or part of the body does tay sachs disease affect?
what effect does Tay-sachs disease have on the body?
How often does Tay-Sachs disease occur in the population?
About 16 cases of Tay-Sachs disease are diagnosed each year.
What are other names for tay sachs disease?
Tay-Sachs disease is also known as GM2 gangliosidosis or hexosaminidase A deficiency.
Is tay-sachs a sex-linked disease?
There is no evidence that shows that tay-sachs is a sex-linked trait.
Is tay sachs disease sex-linked?
There is no evidence that shows that tay-sachs is a sex-linked trait.
Who discovered the tay sachs disease?
''Tay-Sachs'' was named after Warren Tay, an ophthalmologist who discovered the occurring red spot in the retina in 1881, and Bernard Sachs, who described the cellular changes related to this disease in 1887.
How is Tay Sachs Disease inherited?
A mutation of the HEX A gene of chromosome 15 causes Tay-Sachs disease. As a result, the protein hexosaminidase A is not formed properly and GM2 ganglioside, the lipid normally broken down by hexosaminidase A, accumulates to toxic levels (especially in the brain).
How does Tay-sachs disease differ from an infectious disease such as pneumonia?
Tay-sachs disease differs from an infectious disease because it is a hereditary disease, so it can only be passed from parents to their offspring.
Does Barack Obama have Tay Sachs disease?
no
