Tay-Sachs

Most prepregnancy genetic testing was performed for one of only a few diseases and only for certain ethnic groups, such as the screening for Tay-Sachs disease offered since the early 1980s to Jewish parents.

A Genetic Test for Prospective Parents Michael Totty 2010

Their first child was born with Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic disorder that took his life at the age of two.

Remembering the Terror in Mumbai Warren Kozak 2011

For those thinking of starting a family, it could alert them to their risk of having a baby with cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs and other genetic disorders.

Over-the-Counter Genetic Tests Raise Concerns | Impact Lab 2010

Counsyl, based in Redwood City, Calif., has devised a single test that covers more than 100 genetic disorders, including Tay-Sachs, cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy.

A Genetic Test for Prospective Parents Michael Totty 2010

After the 1970s, when DNA screening for harmful inherited conditions like Tay-Sachs disease, Gaucher disease and cystic fibrosis became available, Jews quickly embraced it.

The Genetic Outlier Charles C. Mann 2012

Cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and Tay-Sachs disease are among the conditions inherited this way.

Genetics and Alagille Syndrome 2009

A small but still significant proportion of the population suffers from hereditary diseases that are almost inevitable once the gene carrier is born, e.g. Tay-Sachs disease, or sickle-cell anemia.

Economics of Health Insurance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The incidence of Tay-Sachs disease, e.g., has dropped 90% from a few decades ago.

Matthew Yglesias » The Social Determinants of Health 2009

It is the most common of the autosomal recessive diseases, in which a child inherits two copies of a recessive gene from his parents — a class that includes sickle cell anemia, Tay-Sachs and cystic fibrosis.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009

Former Mount Sinai Board Chair Gustave Levy, who oversaw the creation of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, served as senior partner at Goldman and Bernard Sachs, the Mount Sinai physician who contributed to the discovery of Tay-Sachs disease, was the brother of Harry Sachs, a founder of the firm.

Goldman Official Invests $20 Million in Mount Sinai 2010