Anderson’s push in the pediatric rare disease space remains driven by the 2019 loss of his son Andrew to Tay-Sachs disease. “That’s my favorite part of working in this field, getting to know ...
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Children born with Tay-Sachs disease, for instance, lack a critical enzyme necessary for the body to metabolize a fatty waste substance found in the brain. The disease is very rare and occurs only ...
The issue of rare diseases is one Anderson often champions. His son, Andrew, suffered from Tay-Sachs disease, an ultrarare fatal genetic disorder with only 16 cases annually nationwide.