Canavan disease

Canavan disease (CD)

Canavan disease is a rare and fatal inherited disease that leads to the progressive degeneration of the brain and nervous system.

Canavan disease
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Canavan disease is an inherited condition that affects the breakdown and use (metabolism) of aspartic acid.

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Canavan disease, also called Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, aspartoacylase deficiency or aminoacylase 2 deficiency, is an autosomal recessive degenerative disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the...

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Alternate Names : Spongy degeneration of the brain, Aspartoacylase deficiency
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What is Canavan disease?
Canavan disease is an inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain. This disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called leukodystrophies.

Canavan disease is an inherited condition that affects the breakdown and use (metabolism) of aspartic acid.
Alternative Names
Spongy degeneration of the brain; Aspartoacylase deficiency ...

Canavan disease is an inherited neurological disease. It affects the myelin, or sheaths surrounding the nerves in the brain. It is one of a group of genetic neurological disease known as the leukodystrophies.

Canavan disease - caused by mutations in the ASPA gene More than 55 mutations in the ASPA gene are known to cause Canavan disease.

Canavan disease
A neurodegenerative disease characterized by lack of the aspartoacylase enzyme, which is critical for central nervous system development and function.

Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The signs of Canavan disease usually appear when the children are between 3 and 6 months of age.

Canavan disease is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme aspartoacylase. This leads to increased excretion of a substance (its substrate) called N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) in the urine.

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