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\Definition of Tay-Sachs disease
: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism typically affecting individuals of eastern European Jewish ancestry that is characterized by the accumulation of lipids especially in nervous tissue due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase, that is inherited as a recessive autosomal trait, and that causes death in early childhood
— called also Tay-Sachs
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Tay-Sachs disease
noun\ ˈtā-ˈsaks- \
\Medical Definition of Tay-Sachs disease
: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism that typically affects individuals of eastern European Jewish ancestry, that is marked by the accumulation of lipids especially in nervous tissue due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase A, that is characterized by weakness, macrocephaly, red retinal spots, hyperacusis, retarded development, blindness, convulsions, paralysis, and death in early childhood, and that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait
— called also Tay-Sachs
— see sandhoff's diseaseComments on Tay-Sachs disease
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