Tay-Sachs disease
Description
A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal disease characterized by accumulation of GM2 gangliosides in the nervous system due to hexosaminidase A deficiency as a consequence of biallelic pathogenic variants in the HEXA gene.
Cell Lines
Link
For more information, please consult the corresponding entry in Orphanet* .
*Orphanet: an online rare disease and orphan drug data base. Copyright, INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orpha.net.