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Where was tay-sach disease discovered?
it was discovered in wellington
Can tay-sachs disease be detected by karyotyping?
Tay-Sach's has a defective gene on chromosme 15
Tay-Sach's disease is caused by a genetic defect which affects the activity of enzymes?
lysosomal enzymes
What is a recessive disorder that primarily affects people of European Jewish descent?
Tay-Sach's Disease/
How many chromosomes affect tay-sach disease?
Tay-Sachs disease is caused by a genetic mutation in the HEXA gene on (human) chromosome 15 and no other chromosome is involved.
What enzyme is absent or defective in tay sach's disease?
Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a fatal condition caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A (Hex-A).
What causes tay-sach's disease?
It's caused by a defective gene where the body can't break down fatty substances.
What treatment exists for Tay-Sachs disease?
Some known treatments for Tay-Sachs disease are:· Medication· Techniques to keep airways openedAnd· Proper nutrition/hydrationThese are some treatments that are said to help treat Tay-sachs disease. But, there is no known treatment that will for sure cure it.
Is tay sach a sex-linked?
There is no evidence that shows that tay-sachs is a sex-linked trait.
What body part does tay-sachs occur in?
It happens in the nerve cells, particularly in the brain. Tay Sach's disease defects the DNA structure and it replicates inside the protein synthesis that would be the nerve cels. There it will die from the GM2 gangliosides filling the cell up.
When inheritance of a particular trait follows a pattern of what?
Sex-linked - Colorblindness Autosomal Dominant - Huntington's disease Autosomal Recessive - Tay Sach's
How many men get tay-sachs disease?
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.
