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A child with Canavan disease will require treatment from a pediatric neurologist , pediatric ophthalmologist, and a pediatric surgeon for the installation of certain kinds of feeding tubes
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Who is Canavan disease named for?
Canavan disease is named after Dr. Myrtelle Canavan
Is Canavan disease inherited?
Canavan disease is an autosomal recessive genetic condition
Who was the founder of the canavan disease?
Dr. Myrtelle Canavan
What is Canavan disease also called?
Canavan disease is also called aspartoacylase deficiency
When was Canavan disease named?
It was not until 1949, that Canavan disease was recognized as a unique genetic disease by Van Bogaert and Betrand
Does Canavan disease cause blindness?
Some people with Canavan disease may eventually become blind
Do people with Canavan disease have large heads?
People with Canavan disease typically have disproportionately large heads
How can carriers of Canavan disease be found?
DNA testing is the only means of identifying carriers of Canavan disease
Is canavan disease dominant or ressesive?
I was doing a presentation on Canavan Disease and had a lot of trouble finding wether it was dominant or recessive. I found the answer and thought i should make it easier for others. Canavan Disease is recessive
Do infants with Canavan disease appear normal?
Most infants with Canavan disease appear normal for the first month of life
How does someone inherit canavan disease?
Both the father and mother of a child have to carry a mutation in the ASPA gene in order for the child to inherit Canavan disease. If both parents are carriers, each naturally conceived child has a 25% chance of having Canavan. Although most common in people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, there are upwards of 70 mutations of the gene that have been identified so far, and they can occur in individuals from any ethnic background.
Is canavan disease sex-linked?
No
