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What is Tay-Sachs? I'm a med student and I have no idea.
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What is Tay-Sachs? I'm a med student and I have no idea.

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A rare, inherited disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

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Tay-Sachs disease is typically found in people with certain ancestry, such as Eastern European Jews. A fatty substance in the brain destroys nerve cells.

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Tay-Sachs

Amniocentesis or CVS, can be identified in fetus and blood test can identify those who carry the defective gene and can test for the condition after birth.

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