An illustration of Tay-sachs disease, a rare, inherited disorder that progressively destroys neurons in the brain. Tay-sachs is most commonly seen during infancy as development begins to slow and muscles begin to weaken. Due to a mutated gene, children affected by Tay-sachs lack a lysosomal enzyme necessary to break down fat molecules that become toxic as they accumulate. The disease eventually progresses into seizures, vision and hearing loss, intellectual disability, and paralysis as more neurons absorb these toxic fats without the ability to break them down. As a result, most infants only live until early childhood. | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Oto, Evan |
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