TSD

Introduction: TSD

Description of TSD

TSD (medical condition): A condition which is causes GM2 gangliosidosis...more »

See also:

Tay Sachs Disease:
  »Introduction: Tay Sachs Disease
  »Symptoms of Tay Sachs Disease

TSD: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

TSD is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that TSD, or a subtype of TSD, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

TSD as a Disease

TSD: Another name for Tay Sachs Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Tay Sachs Disease
  »Symptoms of Tay Sachs Disease

TSD: Related Diseases

TSD: TSD is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Degenerative conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Lipid metabolism conditions
• Brain conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of TSD (Tay Sachs Disease)

Some of the symptoms of TSD incude:

• Exaggerated Moro reflex in infants
• Reduced muscle tone
• Feeding difficulty
• Apathy
• Motor weakness

See full list of 19 symptoms of TSD (Tay Sachs Disease)

TSD: Article Excerpts about Tay Sachs Disease

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Tay-Sachs disease, a heritable metabolic disorder commonly associated with Ashkenazi Jews, has also been found in the...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Tay-Sachs Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of a fatty substance called ganglioside GM2 accumulate ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Tay-Sachs Disease Information Page: NINDS)

TSD: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to TSD:

• mild motor weakness
• occasional twitches of the eye (myoclonic jerks)
• GM2 gangliosidosis
• cherry-red spot

Terms associated with TSD:

Terms Similar to TSD:

• Tay Sach's Disease
• Gangliosidosis (GM2) Type1
• B variant GM2 gangliosidosis
• Gangliosidosis GM2
• HEXA deficiency
• Hexosaminidase A deficiency

Source - NIH

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