What type of genetic disorders are tay sachs disease and canavans examples of?

Genetic diseases: Tay sachs is an autosomal recessive genetic disease. It is a disease of the nervous system and is a member of the sphingolipidoses. Canavan disease is different autosomal recessive genetic disease of the nervous system and is a member of the leukodystrophies. Eastern european (ashkenazi) jews have a higher carrier rate for both of these diseases than the average population.Seek genetic counsiling.