Tay-Sachs disease results from abnormalities in:

a. Keratin
b. Lysosomes
c. Microtubules
d. Mitochondria
e. Rough endoplasmic reticulum


ANS: B
Tay-Sachs disease results from a deficiency of lysosomal hexosaminidase, leading to an accumu-lation of gangliosides within cells. See 1-18.

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