TAY-SACHS

• Disease which is a rare autosomanal recessive genetic disorder
• Weakness, loss of motor skills, and decreased attentiveness
• Early in your life you usually get it
• Destroys nerve cells

MUTATION

• A genetic mutation is caused by Hexa Gene
• Number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisble by 3

CHROMOSOMES

• The enzyme is located in the lipid
• Which are structures in cells that are toxic substances and like a recylcing center
• Ganglioside GM2 Build up in tissues and nerve cells in the brain

EFFECTS ON PEOPLE

• Development slows
• Weaken in strength
• Lose motor skills (sitting, turning, and crawling)
• Mostly infants get this disease

TREATMENTS

• No cure
• Medication
• Feeding tubes
• Physical therapy
• Family support

TEST TO SEE IF PARENT HAS THE DISEASE

• They can blood test to see if he/she has it
• They dont have a cure
• They also can look at there record

HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE

• Death usually occurs by two to four years of age

INHERITANCE PATTERN

• Both parents must carry the mutated gene in order to have a affected child.
• 25 percent chance with each pregnancy that the child will be affected with Tay-Sachs disease

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SOURCES

• ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• en.m.wikipedia.org
• ghr.nlm.nih.gov
• mayoclinic.org
• brainfacts.org