Research on Cures

Scientists are working on cures for Tay-Sachs. Different  treatments approach the disease on different points. The top focus is Gene Therapy. Gene Therapy for Tay-Sachs would be adding the missing Hex-A enzyme that was missing. They are testing on different animals with different variations to find one that would work and be approved to be used.

Another treatment, GM2 Ganglioside Inhibitors or Substrate Inhibitors, focuses on the lipid build up. This cure is more of a treatment; it hopes to slow down the symptoms of Tay-Sachs. It focuses on trying to reduce the amount of lipids produced to a rate the Hex-A amount present can reduce to.

If you want to find out more, http://019221f.netsolhost.com/research.shtml#gt , this website is a foundation about Tay-Sachs. You can learn more about how to donate, find the cure research in progress, stories of people that has had it and more links for information.(main website is www.CureTay-Sachs.org)

This website http://www.ntsad.org/index.php/tay-sachs/research also gives more information about Tay-Sachs, but this has more than just Tay-Sachs. You can find information on stories, research, types and some history of how Tay-Sachs was discovered.

http://www.genome.gov/10001220 <--- I've posted this website previously, but here is a research page about Tay-Sachs and testing to see if your offspring could be at risk