Tay-Sachs disease
ORPHA:845· ICD-10 E75.0
Definition
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.
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Age of onset
- All ages