In 2005, Cochran posited that this disease, as well as the similar Canavan and Gaucher's diseases, is correlated with higher intelligence among those commonly afflicted with it.
In 2005, Cochran posited that this disease, as well as the similar Canavan and Gaucher's diseases, is correlated with higher intelligence among those commonly afflicted with it. Nomi Stone suggested it could be minimized by setting up a compatibility hotline in schools, and its genetic basis is a TATC insertion in the exon 11, First characterized by the clinical observation of a (*) red spot on the retina, it occurs due to a low activity of hexosaminidase A, leading to GM2 ganglioside accumulation in the brain. For 10 points, name this doubly-eponymous disease most common among Ashkenazi Jews.
In 2005, Cochran posited that this disease, as well as the similar Canavan and Gaucher's diseases, is correlated with higher intelligence among those commonly afflicted with it.
{Tay-Sachs} Disease