What is canavan disease?

Canavan Disease

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 brain. Canavan disease is also one of the most common degenerative cerebreal diseases of infancy. This disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called leukodystrophies.

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Canavan Disease - Current Research
... The defective enzyme in Canavan disease, aspartoacylase, converts N-acetylaspartate into aspartate and acetate ...

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