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Biochemistry Miscellaneous (Bio-Chemistry) 1d4ef008

Taysach's disease is due to the deficiency of

A
Hexosaminidase
B
Lysozomal enzyme
C
Galactocerebroside
D
Ceramidase
High-Yield Explanation
(A) Hexosaminidase # Tay-Sachs disease (TSD, GM2 gangliosidosis, Hexosaminidase A deficiency or Sphingolipidosis) is a genetic disorder, fatal in its most common variant known as Infantile Tay-Sachs disease. TSD is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.> Disease occurs when harmful quantities of a fatty acid derivative called a ganglioside accumulate in the nerve cells of the brain.> Gangliosides are lipids, components of cellular membranes, and the ganglioside GM2, implicated in Tay-Sachs disease, is especially common in the nervous tissue of the brain.

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