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Title: Tay%20Sachs%20Disease%20Mr.%20Kritsch
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Tay Sachs DiseaseMr. Kritsch
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- How common is it?
- 16 new cases each year in U.S.
- Eastern European Jewish heritage
- Symptoms
- Normal development until 6 months
- Big startle response
- Seizures
- Vision and hearing loss
- Recessive Gene Disorder
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- Chromosome affected Chromosome 15
- Gene Affected HexA
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- Protein affected beta-hexosaminidase
- Normal Protein function
- Digests fats in brain fats destroy brain cells
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- Treatments
- Reduce symptoms
- Feeding tube
- Mucous suction
- Seizure medication
- Life expectancy 4-5 years
