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__**Introduction:**__ Tay-Sachs Disease is abbreviated TSD, also known as GM2 Gangliosidosis. It's a fatal genetic lipid disorder in which harmful quantities build up in tissues and nerve cells in the brain. Infants with the disease seem to develop normally for the first few months. As nerve cells in the brain fill with fatty material, mental and physical abilities start to decrease. The child is unable to swallow and becomes blind and deaf.


 * __Mode of Inheritance:__** Tays-Sachs is inherited from both parents known as an autosomal recessive trait. The disease is cause when there is an absence of an enzyme called hexosamidase A.

__**Treatment:**__ As of right now there is not cure for Tay-Sachs Disease. An anticonvulsent medicine can control seizures for a certain amount of time. Other helpul treatments include good nutrition and hydration, and ways to keep the airway open.

__**Description:**__ It is a genetiic disorder that can lead to blindness, convulsions, mental retardation, and death. The disorder occurs because of messed up genes passed down from one generation to the next. Symptoms normally show up about 6 months after birth. Prior to that time the baby acts like a normal healthy baby. The baby tends to gaze and loud levels of noise tend to scare it. The inherited disorder is cause by mutation in the alpha-chain of the lysosomal enzyme. The disease is life threatening many die at the age of 4 or 5 but depending on the severity of the disease some may lead a life just as anyone without Tay-Sachs. It is commonly found in Jews of Eastern European and Russian origin.