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Tay-sachs disease
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What's The Definition Of Tay-sachs disease?
[n] a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of eastern European Jewish descent; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tay-sachs disease: infantile amaurotic idiocy | Sachs disease | Tay-Sachs Related Terms | Find terms related to Tay-sachs disease: See Also | autosomal recessive defect | autosomal recessive disease | lipidosis | monogenic disease | monogenic disorder |
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