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Tay-Sachs > noun, state
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsTay-Sachs disease, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy
Broadermonogenic disorder, monogenic disease; autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect; lipidosis

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