Canavan disease

Summary
Synonym
  • ACY2 DEFICIENCY
  • AMINOACYLASE 2 DEFICIENCY
  • ASP DEFICIENCY
  • ASPA DEFICIENCY
  • ASPARTOACYLASE DEFICIENCY
  • CANAVAN-VAN BOGAERT-BERTRAND DISEASE
  • Spongy degeneration of central nervous system
Definition
A leukodystrophy characterized by onset in early infancy, atonia of neck muscles, hypotonia, hyperextension of legs and flexion of arms, blindness, severe mental defect, megalocephaly, and death by 18 months on the average that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in ASPA gene encoding aspartoacylase on chromosome 17p13.
Super Class
autosomal recessive disease leukodystrophy
Disease Ontology
DOID:3613
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
GARD
MGI genotype (from TogoID)
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Related Genes
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
20656 Sod2 superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial
Related Glycoprotein
Displaying 1 entry
UniProt ID Protein Name Source
Q3TJA2 Superoxide dismutase

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