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Tay-sachs

Tay-sachs Meaning & Definition
Tay-sachs Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tay-sachs?

[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: infantile amaurotic idiocy | Sachs disease | Tay-Sachs disease

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See Also | autosomal recessive defect | autosomal recessive disease | lipidosis | monogenic disease | monogenic disorder

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