raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:314911

Severe Canavan disease

Synonyms: Infantile Canavan disease · Neonatal Canavan disease

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Severe Canavan disease (CD) is a rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder characterized by leukodystrophy with macrocephaly, severe developmental delay and hypotonia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSevere Canavan diseaseInfantile Canavan disease · Neonatal Canavan disease
frMaladie de Canavan sévèreMaladie de Canavan infantile · Maladie de Canavan néonatale
deCanavan-Krankheit, schwereCanavan-Krankheit, infantile · Canavan-Krankheit, neonatale
esEnfermedad de Canavan graveEnfermedad de Canavan infantil · Enfermedad de Canavan neonatal
itMalattia di Canavan graveMalattia di Canavan infantile · Malattia di Canavan neonatale
nlErnstige Canavan-ziekteInfantiele Canavan-ziekte · Infantiele ziekte van Canavan · Neonatale Canavan-ziekte · Neonatale ziekte van Canavan
ptDoença de Canavan graveDoença de Canavan infantil · Doença de Canavan neonatal
plCiężka choroba CanavanaChoroba Canavana noworodków · Dziecięca choroba Canavana
csCanavanové syndrom, těžká formaCanavanové syndrom, infantilní · Canavanové syndrom, novorozenecký
ukВажка форма хвороби КанаванаІнфантильна хвороба Канавана · Неонатальна хвороба Канавана
zh重型 Canavan病婴儿 Canavan病
trAğır Canavan hastalığıYenidoğan Canavan hastalığı · İnfantil Canavan hastalığı

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM271900NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.E1NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017830Evalidated
UMLSC5575558Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ASPADisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:756ENSG0000010838160803417p13.2aspartoacylase20301412[PMID]_21625469[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

34 annotations · validated 2020-02-03
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001344Absent speech
HP:0034649Anti-thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody positivity
HP:0025053Elevated brain N-acetyl aspartate level by MRS
HP:0004302Functional motor deficit
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0002540Inability to walk
HP:0000256Macrocephaly
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0002421Poor head control
HP:0025405Visual fixation instability
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0012762Cerebral white matter atrophy
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0002020Gastroesophageal reflux
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0001387Joint stiffness
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0000648Optic atrophy
HP:0200136Oral-pharyngeal dysphagia
HP:0002033Poor suck
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002360Sleep abnormality
HP:0002013Vomiting
HP:0001612Weak cry
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000618Blindness
HP:0001355Megalencephaly
HP:0040288Nasogastric tube feeding
HP:0001257Spasticity
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0025013Decerebrate rigidity
HP:0011471Gastrostomy tube feeding in infancy
HP:0002200Pseudobulbar signs

Run the differential on the 11 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 28613566[PMID]_20301412[PMID]_28101991[PMID]

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Sources for this card