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Tay-Sachs disease
Tay-Sachs disease is a rare and usually fatal genetic disorder that causes progressive damage to the nervous system. In the most common form of the condition, symptoms usually begin at around six months of age, when a previously normal child's development begins to slow and they gradually lose their ability to move.
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