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Solnce55 [7]
4 years ago
10

Tay-Sachs disease results from ______ lacking a specific type of lipid-digesting enzyme.

Biology
1 answer:
Virty [35]4 years ago
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Answer:

Tay-Sachs disease results from brain lacking a specific type of lipid-digesting enzyme.

Explanation:

Tay-Sachs disease occurs when relatively large amounts of gangliosides are stored in the brain. It is the oldest lipid storage disease and is a hereditary disorder caused by deficiency of a lipid-digesting enzyme known as "hexosaminidase A", which cleaves a specific bond in the gangliosides.

Its deficiency cause accumulation of gangliosides in the lysosomes of BRAIN CELLS thereby causing degeneration of the nervous system.

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