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tay sachs disease (enc)

Tay-sachs Disease

Noun1.Tay-Sachs disease - a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease - a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
lipidosis - a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body

 

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