leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter

Summary
Synonym
  • CACH
  • CACH/VWM
  • childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination
  • vanishing white matter leukodystrophy
Definition
A leukodystrophy characterized by variable neurologic features resulting from deficiency in astrocyte maturation, including progressive cerebellar ataxia, spasticity, and cognitive impairment associated with white matter lesions on brain imaging with onset from early infancy to adulthood.
Super Class
autosomal recessive disease leukodystrophy
Disease Ontology
DOID:0060868
Mondo Disease Ontology
ORDO
OMIM
GARD
MGI genotype (from TogoID)
Related Genes
Displaying all 2 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
1967 EIF2B1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alpha
8890 EIF2B4 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit delta
Displaying all 2 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
13667 Eif2b4 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 4 delta
224045 Eif2b5 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 5 epsilon
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
852974 GCD2 translation initiation factor eIF2B subunit delta

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