Tay sach

Tay-Sachs Disease is a genetic order that causes the central nervous system to

“self-destruct”, and ends up in early death. Its origins go back to the Ashkenazi Jewish

origin. 1Out of every 30 Jewish families are effected by the fatal disease. Tay-Sachs is

caused by the absence of the enzyme known as hexosaminidase A or Hex-A. With out this

enzyme, a fatty substance called ganglioside, gathers abnormally in the nerve cells of the

brain, which results in ...