Question

Tay-Sachs disease is

• A. The result of severe protein deficiency in children and damages the muscle development growing children.
• B. An inherited disorder in which the spinal cord and brain are severely damaged within a few months of birth leading to paralysis.
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

An inherited disorder in which the spinal cord and brain are severely damaged within a few months of birth leading to paralysis.

Tay Sachs disease is a rare inherited disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
Tay Sachs disease is also called hexosaminidase A deficiency. Hexosaminidase A is a vital hydrolytic enzyme, found in lysosomes, that breaks down glycolipids. When hexosaminidase A is no longer functioning properly, the lipids accumulate in the brain and interfere with the normal biological processes.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.