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Feedback Tay-Sachs disease (t s ks n. A hereditary disease that affects young children almost exclusively of eastern European Jewish descent, in which an enzyme deficiency leads to the accumulation of gangliosides in the brain and nerve tissue, resulting in mental retardation, convulsions, blindness, and, ultimately, death. [After Warren Tay (1843-1927), British physician, and Bernard Sachs (1858-1944), American neurologist.] Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun 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 infantile amaurotic idiocy Sachs disease Tay-Sachs 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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