LOTS is a form of Tay-Sachs disease that starts when a person is in their late teenage years or older. Some people may have disease onset in their 20s, while others may not have symptoms until ...

Tay-Sachs disease is rare but more common in certain populations, such as people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, some Pennsylvania Amish, and French Canadians.

Late-onset Tay-Sachs occurs variably in patients from their 20s to 60s, and progresses more slowly than the form of the disease in infants.

In rare cases, symptoms of Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff disease appear later in childhood or even in early adulthood, progressing more slowly and offering a longer—but still profoundly challenging ...

The late-onset type doesn't always shorten life expectancy. Tay-Sachs disease is caused by a problem in a child's genes that means their nerves stop working properly.

Nancy McFarland, 35, has lived at Nigel House in Saanich for a year and a half after being diagnosed with late-onset Tay-Sachs disease. Her husband is looking forward to added communal space for ...