Among Ashkenazi Jews, 1 in 27 people are carriers; in the general population, 1 in 250 people are. A child can only have Tay-Sachs disease if both parents are ... kidshealth.org |
28 Jun 2011 ... About 3 percent of people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent carry the Tay-Sachs gene. Some non-Jewish groups of people have high carrier rates, ... www.intelihealth.com |
Answers to frequently asked questions about Tay-Sachs disease, published by the ... Carriers of Tay-Sachs - people who have one copy of the inactive gene along ... Tay-Sachs gene, each child has a 25 percent chance of having Tay- Sachs ... www.genome.gov |