tay-sachs disease

Tay-Sachs disease destroys the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, and its symptoms show up in infancy. This book describes the condition and the genetic causes behind it, follows researchers on their path to scientific discovery, identifies people who have heroically cared for children with this heartbreaking disease, and tracks the latest treatments and research aimed at helping those living with it.

Emily Rapp, the mother of a child diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease, a rare and always-fatal degenerative disorder, shares her efforts to make sense of her family's situation through art, literature, philosophy, theology, and myth and re-examines fundamental assumptions about what it means to be a good parent, to be a success, and to live a meaningful life.

Discusses the rare, hereditary Tay-Sachs disease, covering its causes and symptoms, related demographics, diagnosis and screening, research, and gene-based treatments.

Examines Tay-Sachs disease, explaining what it is, how it is inherited, treatment of symptoms, and screening and prevention.