Anyone can be a carrier of the Tay-Sachs mutation, but the disease is most common among the:
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The incidence of the disease is significantly higher among people of eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish descent. Approximately one in every 27 Jews in the United States is acarrier of the Tay-Sachs disease gene.
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The Tay-Sachs mutation is common among the following people:
Explanation:
- Tay-Sachs disease is a rare neural disorder which can be inherited from the parent by the offspring.
- This disease destroys the nerve cells of the spinal cord and the brain.
- The symptoms of the disease includes the slow development of the body and may even lead to death in small age.
- Anyone can be the carrier of Tay-Sachs disease, but the people of Ashkenazi which were the descent of Jewish. These people are mostly affected by the disease as the 30 percent people are the carriers.
- Other populations includes the French Canadians, Old Order Amish, Cajuns and others.
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