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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Canavan disease, also called Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, aspartoacylase defi...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Canavan disease, also called Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, aspartoacylase deficiency or aminoacylase 2 deficiency, is an autosomal recessive degenerative disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain. This disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called leukodystrophies. Leukodystrophies are characterized by degeneration of myelin in the phospholipid layer insulating the axon of a neuron. The gene associated with the disorder is located on human chromosome 17. Canavan disease was first described in 1931 by Myrtelle Canavan. Although Canavan disease may occur in any ethnic group, it affects persons of Eastern European Jewish ancestry more frequently. About 1/40 individuals of Eastern European Jewish ancestry are carriers.