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Gaucher Disease   Gaucher Disease is the most common lipid-storage disorder, and is the most common genetic disease affecting Jewish people of Eastern European ancestry. Learn more about this disease by following the ... Details > National Gaucher Foundation Jewish Genetic Diseases   This section provides an informative, up-to-date "fact sheet" on each of the most commonly described Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases. The specific nature of the genetic defect, major symptoms and di... Details > Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases What is Mitochondrial Disease?   Basis of the Disease: Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. Mitochondria are responsible f... Details > The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation