canavan disease

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What is canavan disease?

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

Alternative Names:

Spongy degeneration of the brain; Aspartoacylase deficiency

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My 11 week old had an MRI and these are the results..Can someone tell me what it means in l...
At nine months of age our daughter was sent for an MRI in an attempt to figure out the caus...
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