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What is Tay-Sachs disease?
What is Tay-Sachs disease?
June 18, 2000
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Updated: July 6, 2023
Tay-Sachs disease progressively destroys nerve cells and can't be cured. But a baby can get it only if both parents carry a mutated gene.