Canavan disease

The groups are familiar with the Canavan disease story and they have taken careful note, she said.

Support groups and counseling may be helpful for families of children with Canavan disease.

Screening for Canavan disease requires evaluation of a blood sample.

With Canavan disease, the central nervous system breaks down.

Canavan disease belongs to a group of disorders known as the leukodystrophies.

Call your health care provider if your child has any symptoms of Canavan disease.

Genetic counseling is recommended for people who want to have children and have a family history of Canavan disease.

There is no treatment for Canavan disease.

Canavan disease is passed down (inherited) through families.

The discovery of the gene for Canavan disease, and subsequent events, generated considerable controversy.

His conclusion: "It is possible to determine Canavan disease prenatally."

A healthy gene is cloned to take over for the defective one that causes Canavan disease.

A deficiency is associated with Canavan disease.

Canavan disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion.

She was one of the first female pathologists and is best known for publishing a description of Canavan disease in 1931.

Canavan disease was first described in 1931 by Myrtelle Canavan.

The severity of Canavan disease varies.

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

Canavan disease is also one of the most common degenerative cerebreal diseases of infancy.

This evidence suggests that a larger controlled trial of lithium may be warranted as supportive therapy for children with Canavan disease.

Her work on Canavan disease started at Yale, where she collaborated with other early pioneers in gene therapy.

Canavan disease.

Canavan disease occurs because of defect affecting the breakdown (metabolism) of the N-acetylaspartic acid.

Paola Leone, Ph.D., is a leading researcher of Canavan disease.

Although Canavan disease may occur in any ethnic group, it affects people of Eastern European Jewish ancestry more frequently.