Tay-Sachs disease (n)
Tay-Sachs (n)
Sachs disease (n)
infantile amaurotic idiocy (n)

n14169364

type n
lex_filenum 26
def a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe
def accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
Outgoing links
Hypernym lipidosis; autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect; monogenic disorder, monogenic disease
Incoming links
Hyponym monogenic disorder, monogenic disease; autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect; lipidosis

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