Canavan Disease

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Canavan Disease

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Hearing impairment
  • Nystagmus
  • Muscular hypotonia
  • Spasticity
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Flexion contracture

And another 40 symptoms. If you need more information about this disease we can help you.

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available CANAVAN DISEASE have a estimated birth prevalence of 1 per 100k in Europe.
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Canavan Disease Is also known as spongy degeneration of central nervous system, aminoacylase 2 deficiency, asp deficiency, aspartoacylase deficiency, aspa deficiency, acy2 deficiency, canavan-van bogaert-bertrand disease.

Researches and researchers

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Canavan Disease Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Canavan Disease Ashkenazic Mutation Panel.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

ASPA
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Ashkenazic Genetic Disease Panel.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

CFTR, HEXA, ELP1, ASPA
Specificity
25 %
Genes
100 %
Ashkenazic Genetic Disease Screen (with Cystic Fibrosis).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

SMPD1, FANCC, GBA, ELP1, ASPA
Specificity
20 %
Genes
100 %
Ashkenazic Genetic Disease Screen (without Cystic Fibrosis).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

SMPD1, FANCC, GBA, ELP1, ASPA
Specificity
20 %
Genes
100 %
GeneAware Complete Panel Version 2 (Female).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

RMRP, BCS1L, SACS, BLM, SGCA, SGCB, SGCG, SGSH, SLC12A6, SLC17A5, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC26A2, SLC35A3, SLC7A7, SMN1, SMPD1, BTD, BTK , (...)

View the complete list with 139 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
GeneAware Complete Panel Version 2 (Male).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

RMRP, BCS1L, SACS, BLM, SGCA, SGCB, SGCG, SGSH, SLC12A6, SLC17A5, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC26A2, SLC35A3, SLC7A7, SMN1, SMPD1, BTD, TGM1 , (...)

View the complete list with 129 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
GeneAware Ashkenazi Jewish Panel Version 2 (Female).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

BLM, SLC35A3, SMN1, SMPD1, CLRN1, MCOLN1, PCDH15, RTEL1, CFTR, SUMF1, DHDDS, ADAMTS2, COL4A3, CPT2, TMEM216, DHCR7, DLD, DMD, FAH, FANCC , (...)

View the complete list with 19 more genes
Specificity
3 %
Genes
100 %
GeneAware ACMG/ACOG Panel Version 2 (Male).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

BLM, SMN1, SMPD1, MCOLN1, CFTR, FANCC, GBA, HBA1, HBA2, HBB, HEXA, ELP1, ASPA
Specificity
8 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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