GALACTOSAMINE 6 SULFATASE

Ahmedabad: ‘Genetic mutation triggers diseases’

The team led by Dr Jayesh Sheth, director of Ahmedabad-based FRIGE Institute of Human Genetics, found that Tay Sachs disease among the Parmars – a neurodegenerative disorder occurs due to reduction in the activity of a particular enzyme called ‘beta-hexosaminidase A’