Profiles Index

Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease, an Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), is a serious inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Niemann-Pick Disease Type A
Niemann-Pick Type A disease is a severe neurodegenerative disorder of infancy. It is considered a Jewish Genetic Disorder due to the higher than usual number of Ashkenazi Jews who carry and/or are affected by the disease.

Canavan's Disease
Canavan's Disease (CD) is an inherited, degenerative brain disorder that primarily affects children of eastern and central European Jewish (Ashkenazi) descent.

Bloom's Syndrome
Bloom's Syndrome, an inherited disorder carried by 1 in 100 Ashkenazi Jews, is characterized by photosensitivity and elevated dark red blotches on the skin, growth deficiency, reduced resistance to infectious diseases, and increased susceptibility to tumors.

Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease (TSD), a fatal Jewish Genetic Disorder that causes progressive destruction of the central nervous system in young children, has been virtually eradicated.

Gaucher Disease Type 1
Gaucher disease Type 1 is the most prevalent Jewish genetic disease.