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Tay-Sachs Disease /

Tay-Sachs disease is a rare hereditary disease caused by a genetic mutation that leaves the body unable to produce an enzyme necessary for fat metabolism in nerve cells, producing central nervous system degeneration. In infants, it is characterized by progressive mental deterioration, blindness, par...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Desnick, Robert J. (Editor), Kaback, Michael M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego, CA ; London : Academic, 2001.
Series:Advances in genetics ; v. 44.
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