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Tay-Sachs Disease

An autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the onset in infancy of an exaggerated startle response, followed by paralysis, dementia, and blindness. It is caused by mutation in the alpha subunit of the HEXOSAMINIDASE A resulting in lipid-laden ganglion cells. It is also known as the B variant (with increased HEXOSAMINIDASE B but absence of hexosaminidase A) and is strongly associated with Ashkenazic Jewish ancestry.
Also Known As:
Amaurotic Familial Idiocy; B Variant GM2 Gangliosidosis; B Variant GM2-Gangliosidosis; Deficiency Disease Hexosaminidase A; Familial Amaurotic Idiocy; GM2 Gangliosidosis, B Variant; GM2 Gangliosidosis, Type 1; GM2 Gangliosidosis, Type I; GM2-Gangliosidosis, Type I; Gangliosidosis GM2 , Type 1; Gangliosidosis GM2, Type I; HexA Deficiency; Hexosaminidase A Deficiency; Hexosaminidase alpha-Subunit Deficiency (Variant B); Sphingolipidosis, Tay-Sachs; Amaurotic Idiocy, Familial; B Variant GM2-Gangliosidoses; Deficiency, Hexosaminidase A; Deficiency, Hexosaminidase alpha-Subunit (Variant B); GM2-Gangliosidosis, B Variant; Hexosaminidase alpha Subunit Deficiency (Variant B); Sphingolipidosis, Tay Sachs; Tay Sachs Disease; Tay Sachs Disease, B Variant; Tay-Sachs Sphingolipidosis; Type I GM2-Gangliosidosis; G(M2) Gangliosidosis, Type I; Gangliosidosis G(M2), Type I; Gangliosidosis GM2, B Variant; Hexosaminidase A Deficiency Disease; Tay-Sachs Disease, B Variant
Networked: 490 relevant articles (7 outcomes, 30 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1. Sandhoff Disease (Sandhoff's Disease)
2. Gaucher Disease (Gaucher's Disease)
3. Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (Sulfatide Lipidosis)
4. Lipidoses
5. Gangliosidoses (Gangliosidosis)

Experts

1. Sakuraba, Hitoshi: 7 articles (06/2011 - 01/2003)
2. Tsuji, Daisuke: 6 articles (01/2013 - 03/2007)
3. Gray-Edwards, Heather L: 5 articles (01/2022 - 01/2015)
4. Sena-Esteves, Miguel: 5 articles (01/2022 - 01/2015)
5. Itoh, Kohji: 5 articles (06/2011 - 03/2007)
6. Matsuoka, Kazuhiko: 5 articles (06/2011 - 03/2007)
7. Martin, Douglas R: 4 articles (01/2022 - 01/2015)
8. Kornreich, Ruth: 4 articles (01/2019 - 11/2009)
9. Mark, Brian L: 4 articles (01/2016 - 04/2003)
10. Peleg, Leah: 4 articles (04/2015 - 02/2004)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Tay-Sachs Disease:
1. Hexosaminidase A (Hex A)IBA
2. EnzymesIBA
3. beta-N-AcetylhexosaminidasesIBA
4. G(M2) Ganglioside (Ganglioside GM2)IBA
5. GlycosphingolipidsIBA
6. Pyrimethamine (Daraprim)FDA Link
7. ProgranulinsIBA
8. LipidsIBA
9. Hexosaminidases (Hexosaminidase)IBA
10. GangliosidesIBA

Therapies and Procedures

1. Nursing Care
2. Therapeutics
3. Injections
4. Enzyme Replacement Therapy
5. Stem Cell Transplantation