Tay-Sachs+Disease

Tay- Sachs Disease 1. Is this disease known by any other name? no. 2. How common is this disease? This disease is very rare. 3. What genes are involved? It is the hexa gene. 4. What chromosome is the gene on? 15.   5. How do people inherit this disorder? Each parent cell has to have a mutation. 6. List the symptoms of this disorder? It usually occurs in infants and causes secures, vision and hearing loss, intellectual disabilities, and paralysis you. 7. What kinds of medicine and treatments are there to deal with the disorder? There is no treatment. 8. Discuss the current research on the topic? They are researching on it to find ways to slow the disease down. 9. List any foundations that exist to raise money for this disease. What is the main goal of the foundation? Dylan James manning foundation for Tay Sachs disease. It is a place were they help the one with the disease and there families. It also helps them believe in god and miracles. 10. list any other interesting info on the disease? A.G. Knudsen,jr is the founder of this disease. The first person tested and found positive for it was J. Hum Genet.