Canavan disease

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Canavan disease
ICD-9	330.0
OMIM	271900
DiseasesDB	29780
MedlinePlus	001586

Historical Perspective

• Canavan disease was first described in 1931 by an American neuropathologist, Myrtelle Canavan.
• She wrote a case-study in 1931 of a child who died at sixteen-month of age and was found to have degenerative changes of the central nervous system.
• The disease was later named after Myrtelle Canavan.

Classification

• There is no established system for the classification of Canavan disease.
• Canavan disease is categorized as a leukodystrophy.

See also

• The Myelin Project
• The Stennis Foundation

External links

• Information on the disorder from the National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke
• Cell & Gene Therapy Center at UMDNJ
• Beat Canavan Disease - A web site dedicated to raising funds to save a Canavan baby's life
• Canavan Research Illinois - A public charity devoted to curing Canavan disease
• Canavan Research - A foundation devoted to curing Canavan disease
• Jacob's Cure - A non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for Canavan disease research