there are only about 16 cases diagnosed a year. This disease is mainly effects Ashkenazi Jews, and 1 in 27 of them will have Tay-Sachs, so about 3 1/2% of Ashkenazi Jews will inherit Tay-Sachs
This disease does not favour one gender over another.
Yes. In order to develop Tay-Sachs, you must inherit the gene for it from BOTH parents. If you inherit from ONE parent, you can be a carrier, but will not develop the disease. If BOTH parents are carriers, your odds of inheriting Tay-Sachs is 1-4. Other genetic diseases, such as Huntingtons, are carried on a dominant gene- If one parent has gene, odds are 1-2. Link at the bottom of the page for more information on Tay-Sachs:
You must inherit two recessive alleles, one from each parent.
A mutation of the HEX A gene of chromosome 15 causes Tay-Sachs disease. As a result, the protein hexosaminidase A is not formed properly and GM2 ganglioside, the lipid normally broken down by hexosaminidase A, accumulates to toxic levels (especially in the brain).
It was named after doctors Warren Tay and Bernard Sachs.
Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic disorder.
what effect does Tay-sachs disease have on the body?
A person with tay sachs can live a healthy life but still battles the many limitations of Tay sachs disease. Depending on the type of tay sachs, Classic, Juvenile onset, and Late Onset depends how healthy a life a person with tay sachs disease.
There are a couple ways Tay-Sachs can be prevented; 1) determine if both you and your mate carry the Tay-Sachs gene 2) perform a prenatal diagnosis to determine if the fetus carries the Tay-Sachs gene Hope this helped!
There is no evidence that shows that tay-sachs is a sex-linked trait.
There is no evidence that shows that tay-sachs is a sex-linked trait.