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Tay Sachs

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TAY-SACHS DISEASE

BY: AUSTIN, SAM D., KATELYN
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OTHER NAMES

  • B variant
  • GM2 gangliosiclosis
  • TSD
  • HexA definciency
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FACTS ABOUT TAY-SACHS DISEASE

  • It is autosomal
  • If your family has it. It is passed down.
  • Tay-sachs disease is inherited.

Symptoms are deafness, blindness, seizures, slow growth, paralysis, loss of muscle function, and dementia.

The places it's found mostly is Quebek, Canada & European Jews (30) &famished people in Pennsylvania(63,000).

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THERES NO TREATMENT FOR TAY-SACHS DISEASE.

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