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Results 1 - 9 of 10 for Spongy degeneration of central nervous system
  1. Canavan disease 
    ... Testing Registry: Mild Canavan disease Genetic Testing Registry: Spongy degeneration of central nervous system Canavan disease National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/canavan-disease - Genetics
  2. Canavan disease 
    Canavan disease is a condition that affects how the body breaks down and uses aspartic acid . ... Canavan disease is passed down (inherited) through families. It is more common among the Ashkenazi Jewish population than ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001586.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Leukodystrophies (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are leukodystrophies? Leukodystrophies are a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is made up of your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/leukodystrophies.html - Health Topics
  4. ASPA gene 
    ... in the ASPA gene are known to cause Canavan disease, which is a rare inherited disorder that affects ... two major forms of this condition: neonatal/infantile Canavan disease, which is the most common and most severe ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/aspa - Genetics
  5. search?cond="Canavan+Disease"&aggFilters=status:not rec From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Leukodystrophies/Clinical Trials ... Leukodystrophies ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...van+Disease"&aggFilters=status:not rec - National Institutes of Health
  6. Where can I read more about the diseases and traits covered in my direct-to-consumer genetic testing report?: ... 
    ... neuropathy Polycystic kidney disease Beta thalassemia Bloom syndrome Canavan disease PMM2 -congenital disorder of glycosylation , also called PMM2 - ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcghrpages - Genetics
  7. Prenatal genetic counseling 
    ... risk of having babies with Tay-Sachs or Canavan disease. African Americans, who may risk passing sickle-cell ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000510.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Increased head circumference 
    ... familial macrocephaly (family tendency toward large head size) Canavan disease (condition that affects how the body breaks down ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003305.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Aminoaciduria 
    ... urine amino acids may be due to: Alkaptonuria Canavan disease Cystinosis Cystathioninuria Fructose intolerance Galactosemia Hartnup disease Homocystinuria ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003366.htm - Medical Encyclopedia