INFANTILE AMAUROTIC IDIOCY

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of eastern European Jewish descent; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood

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	Synonyms:	Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease

	See Also:	autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, lipidosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder