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- Alternate name: Aspartoacylase deficiency
- First description written by Dr. Myrtelle Canavan in 1931MedlinePlus: Dr. Myrtelle May Canavan
- Genetically inheritedNINDS: Canavan Disease
- Cause: Deficiency of aspartoacylase
- Noticed during infancyNINDS: Canavan Disease
- Mental functioning and motor skills deteriorate as child agesNINDS: Canavan Disease
- No cure or treatmentNINDS: Canavan Disease
- Most die in infancy and rarely make it to adolescenceNINDS: Canavan Disease
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Canavan disease is an autosomal recessive disorder that causes the white matter of the brain to turn into a spongy tissue with minuscule fluid sacks. The disease usually results in blindness, loss of muscle control and eventually death, usually before adolescence.NTSAD: What is Canavan Disease?
Canavan disease can occur in any ethnic background, but is most frequently found in Eastern European Jewish ancestry. Canavan disease is genetically inherited; therefore, both parents need to be carriers. If both the mother and father carry the disorder, there is a 25 percent chance their child will get the disease.NINDS: Canavan Disease
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