Tay-Sachs disease
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Tay-Sachs disease
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Named after British ophthalmologist Waren Tay and American neurologist Bernard Sachs.
noun Tay–Sachs disease
- A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.
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noun rare genetic disorder in which gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells
| Português | doença de Tay-Sachs |
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