Tay+Sachs-+Adil

Tay-Sachs **Description: **Tay-Sachs occurs when the body lacks hexosaminidase A, a protein that helps break down chemicals found in a nerve tissue called gaglisides.

**Inheritance: ** Tay-Sachs is a condition that is passed from parent to child though a defect of HEXA gene located on chromosome number 15. Tay-Sachs is an autosomal recessive condition which means that both the parents must have this defective gene in order for a child to inherit Tay-Sachs.

**Symptoms: ** The symptoms for Tay-Sachs are seizures, increased startle reaction, decreased eye contact, listlessness, increased irritability head size, delayed mental and social skill and noticeable behavior changes such as the infant stops smiling. Also, crawling or rolling over and loses ability to grasp or reach out.

**Daily Life: ** media type="custom" key="9497302" In the morning, the alarm clock tries to wake the person up but they would wake up startled by the clock everyday. You have to lightly tap the patient and then he would wake up fine. Also, they would all have head aches and mental problems all the time. They would lie in the hospital in many occasions.

**Diagnosis: ** A physical exam of the eyes in patients with Tay-Sachs reveals a “cherry-red” spot in the back of the eyes, a telltale symptom of the disease.

**Treatment: ** There is no treatment for the disease at the moment but there are ways to make a person fell comfortable.

**Research: ** Tay-Sachs research studies are designed to answer important question as about the disease and find out weather new approaches are safe and effective. The research has led to many advances and researcher continues to look for more effective method for dealing with Tay-Sachs.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Additional Facts: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Infants with Tay-Sachs seen to develop as usaul during the first few months of their life. Their nerve cells become distended with fatty material.

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[|Wikipedia] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[|PubMed Health] [|Kids Health]