Jewish Genetic Diseases

Among Jewish people there are certain genetic diseases occurring more
frequently. There are nearly 4,000 genetic diseases known that afflict
the world’s population. Certain genetic diseases occur at higher
frequencies among certain ethnic, racial, or demographic groups. Some disorders tend to be more common among Ashkenazi Jews because today's Ashkenazi Jews descended from a small group of founders. And for centuries, for political and religious reasons, Ashkenazi Jews were genetically isolated from the population at large.

Most Common Jewish Genetic Disorders:

• Bloom Syndrome
• Canavan Disease
• Crohn's Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Fabry Disease 
• Factor Xi Deficiency
• Familial Dysautonomia
• Familial Hyperinsulinism
• Familial Mediterranean Fever
• Fanconi Anemia
• Gaucher Disease
• Glycogen Storage disorder
• Joubert Syndrome
• Lipoamide Dehydrogenase deficiency 
• Machado Joseph Disease 
• Maple Syrup Urine disease
• Mucolipidosis IV
• Nemaline Myopathty
• Nieman-Pick
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Torsion Dystonia
• Usher Syndrome
• Walker Warburg Syndrome

Genetic Predisposition

• Ulcerative Colitis Crohn's Disease
• Familial Colon Cancer
• Breast and Ovarian Cancers