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Almost no kids get Tay - Sachs disease. Of the kids who do get it, they are mostly Jewish, since that is where the disease is most prevelent, and most Jewish people don't intermarry. About one in every 250 people are carriers.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is a rare disease, but it is more common in a jewish community because of the inbreeding
In 1970, the number of children born in the United States with Tay-Sachs disease dropped from 100 to 50; in 1980, the number dropped even further, to 13
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∙ 13y agoLots of children get the tay sach disease depending on their genes and health issues.
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∙ 15y agoAbout 1 in every 250 kids get Tay-Sachs disease, In general, But if you are of the Eastern European Jewish group, Ashkenazi, that would be 1 of every 27 people are carriers
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Does TaySachs disease have a dominant or a recessive trait?
recessive
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disease
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disentry
