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…Other Killers F amilial dysautonomia is one of a number of so-called Jewish gene- tic diseases, associated with Jews of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) descent. Some other conditions include: TAY-SACHS Tay-Sachs — . a fatal metabolic disorder that causes a build-up of fatty "garbage" in the body. Children afflicted with this lipid or fat storage disease ap- pear normal at birth, but they degenerate. Most don't live past the age of 5. There is...…

















































