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The following organizations provide information on Tay-Sachs disease:

Tay-Sachs disease

Tay-Sachs disease is a life-threatening disease of the nervous system passed down through families.

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National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7737/tay-sachs-disease
National Human Genome Research Institute -- www.genome.gov/Genetic-Disorders/Tay-Sachs-Disease
National Organization for Rare Disorders -- rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/tay-sachs-disease/
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association -- ntsad.org
US National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus -- medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/tay-sachs-disease/

Review Date: 1/1/2025

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Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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