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Amaurotic familial idiocy
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Tay-Sachs Disease
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| Description: |
Tay-Sachs disease is a familial (runs in the family) disorder begins in infancy – is a fatal genetic disorder due to fatty substances which build up in tissues and nerves of the brain causing progressive mental deterioration, blindness, paralysis.
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