What observation has facilitated genetic testing for Tay-Sachs disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population?
A) Three mutations account for the vast majority of disease alleles
B) The causative gene is small
C) There are no pseudo-disease alleles
D) Only missense mutations cause disease
E) Only nonsense mutations cause disease
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