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English noun: Sachs disease

1. Sachs disease (state) a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood


Synonymsinfantile amaurotic idiocy, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease


Broader (hypernym)autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, lipidosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder









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