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How Tay-sachs Is Inherited

Premium Questions

Dr. Eric Goldstein MD

My daughter was recently diagnosed with Tay Sachs disease. There is no cure, she is 2 years old. What can I do to help her? Is there anything that can help break down the GM2 in her brain? Please help. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Krunal Modi MD

My daughter was recently diagnosed with Tay Sachs disease. There is no cure, she is 2 years old. What can I do to help her? Is there anything that can help break down the GM2 in her brain? Please help. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krunal Modi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

hi how are you? My blood type is O+ but my mother s blood type is B+ and my father is A+. which means that they re BO+ and AO+ and that I ve inherited the recessive gene from them which is rare but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Archana Verma MD

fear my baby may also get it. wanted to know if it hereditary? If so how can we prevent it? I asked ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Archana Verma ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

I HAVE BEE DIAG. WITH HUNTINGTONS DESEase. im 75, how do I tell nmy childre4n/ grandchildren what they have just inherited, what, youngest 1 week should everybody be tested ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Rajesh Lakhanpaul MD

Hello Doctor. My 19 month baby having Neuro Degenerative disease (Sandhoff diesease - Infantile Tay sachs). This disease is non curable and there is no specific treatment so far. Is it ayurveda treatment ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajesh Lakhanpaul ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Sushil Kumar Sompur MD

Hi Bill, I was wondering if you could send me some information for a class presentation I am doing on Tay-Sachs. I was looking for some professional information that I could include in the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sushil Kumar Sompur ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

Hi, I am Suman. Planning for marriage. I could list out few pre-marital blood test to be done - X linked disease trait thalasemia STDs hormone and semen analysis rh factor sickle cell factor tay sachs ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Goswamidebopom MD

[Dear sir, I am sekhar from Andhra Pradesh. Myself and my wife both are the carriers of taysachs. We have lost two kids previously. Our carrier stage is conformed by blood test conducted at Delhi-Gangatram hospital. What... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Goswamidebopom ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

[I am 15 weeks pregnant and I just found out my child s father has hereditary cancer and he doesn t want me to keep the baby because the baby will have cancer. He told me if the sac breaks it a chance i will have cancee... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)