Tay-Sachs: a primer on the rare disease
Genetic disorders such as Tay-Sachs disease, sickle-cell anemia, and thalassemia meet these criteria, and screening tests are commonly done to identify carriers of these diseases. In addition, screening tests may be done for individuals with Infants with Tay-Sachs disease appear to develop normally for the first six months of life. Then, as nerve cells become [...]