There is no cure for Tay-Sachs disease, and treatment involves supportive therapy.

Tay-Sachs病尚无治愈方法，而治疗主要是支持性治疗。

But when proteins fold in the wrong way that can lead to everything from allergies to cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease.

但是，当蛋白质以错误的方式折叠时，会导致从过敏到囊性纤维化和泰-萨克斯病等各种疾病。

The author, Emily Rapp, came up with this term after her baby was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease.

作者 Emily Rapp 在她的孩子被诊断出患有 Tay-Sachs 病后想出了这个词。

All right, as a quick recap, Tay-Sachs disease is a lysosomal storage disease that results in a buildup of GM2 ganglioside in neurons of the central nervous system.

好，快速回顾下：Tay-Sachs病是一种溶酶体贮积病，能引起中枢神经系统神经元中GM2神经节苷脂贮积。

And then you would be one of hundreds of millions of people with a genetic disease, such as sickle cell anemia or progeria or muscular dystrophy or Tay-Sachs disease.

然后你将成为数亿遗传性疾病患者中的一员，比如镰状细胞性贫血、祖细胞性贫血、肌肉萎缩或泰—萨克斯病。