Genetic Glyco-Diseases Ontology (GGDonto)
Concept UI CON00055 (Tree)
Name Tay-Sachs disease
Aliases GM2-gangliosidosis, type I
GM2-Gangliosidosis, B variant
Hexosaminidase A deficiency
Disease name: INCLUDED HEXOSAMINIDASE A DEFICIENCY, ADULT TYPE, INCLUDED
TAY-SACHS DISEASE, PSEUDO-AB VARIANT, INCLUDED
GM2-GANGLIOSIDOSIS, ADULT CHRONIC TYPE, INCLUDED
TAY-SACHS DISEASE, VARIANT B1, INCLUDED
GM2-GANGLIOSIDOSIS, VARIANT B1, INCLUDED
TAY-SACHS DISEASE, JUVENILE, INCLUDED
Disease name: Preferred Term TAY-SACHS DISEASE
Disease name: Preferred Term ABBR TSD
Disease name: Synonyms (from OMIM and MeSH) HEXA DEFICIENCY
B VARIANT GM2-GANGLIOSIDOSIS
HEXOSAMINIDASE A DEFICIENCY
GM2-GANGLIOSIDOSIS, TYPE I
UMLS CUI C0039373
UMLS SAB MeSH
UMLS CODE D013661
OMIM DATA: Gene HEXA
OMIM DATA: Gene Number 606869
OMIM DATA: Phenotype Number 272800
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
  • Ataxia
  • Blindness (Vision loss)
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
  • Demyelinating Diseases
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Dyskinesias
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss (Hearing impairment)
  • Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases
  • Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
  • Language Disorders
  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
  • Mobility Limitation
  • Motor Skills Disorders
  • Movement Disorders
  • Muscle Hypertonia
  • Muscle Spasticity
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Muscular Diseases
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Neurologic Manifestations
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Neuromuscular Manifestations
  • Paralysis
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
  • Retinal Degeneration
  • Retinal Diseases
  • Seizures
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Speech Disorders
  • Splenic Diseases
  • Vision Disorders
  • Epilepsy
References
  • Renaud DL (2012) Lysosomal disorders associated with leukoencephalopathy. Semin Neurol 32(1):51-54.
  • Varki A, Cummings RD, Esko JD, Freeze HH, Stanley P, Bertozzi CR, Hart GW, Etzler ME (eds) (2009) Essentials of glycobiology, 2nd ed. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York. ISBN:9780879697709. Freeze HH (2009) Genetic disorders of glycan degradation. pp 567-583.
  • Freeze HH (2009) Genetic disorders of glycan degradation. pp 567-583. Table 41.3 Defects in glycolipid degradation.
GDGDB (ID)
Link to the Glyco-Disease Genes Database
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