What Is Tay-Sachs Disease?
2. Risk Factors
There are various known risk factors for Tay-Sachs disease. They include having ancestors from the Cajun community of Louisiana, the Old Order Amish community in Pennsylvania, Eastern and Central European Jewish communities, and certain French-Canadian communities in Quebec.
If you come from any of these ancestry groups, it’s important to be aware of the symptoms of Tay-Sachs disease. Then you can watch for those symptoms in yourself or in your own children. Doctors strongly recommend genetic testing and genetic counseling for all people who have a family history of Tay-Sachs disease or are in a high-risk group.
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