raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:314918

Mild Canavan disease

Synonyms: Juvenile Canavan disease

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

Mild Canavan disease (CD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by mild speech delay or motor development.

1

Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMild Canavan diseaseJuvenile Canavan disease
frMaladie de Canavan modéréeMaladie de Canavan juvénile
deCanavan-Krankheit, mildeCanavan-Krankheit, juvenile
esEnfermedad de Canavan leveEnfermedad de Canavan juvenil
itMalattia di Canavan lieveMalattia di Canavan giovanile
nlMilde Canavan-ZiekteJuveniele Canavanziekte · Juveniele ziekte van Canavan
ptDoença de Canavan ligeiraDoença de Canavan juvenil
plŁagodna choroba CanavanaMłodzieńcza choroba Canavana
csCanavanové syndrom, mírná formaCanavanové syndrom, juvenilní
ukЛегка форма хвороби КанаванаЮвенільна хвороба Канавана
zh轻型 Canavan病青少年 Canavan病
trHafif Canavan hastalığıJüvenil Canavan hastalığı

Definition in:

2

Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM271900NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.E1NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017831Evalidated
UMLSC0751667Evalidated

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

3

Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

4

Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ASPADisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:756ENSG0000010838160803417p13.2aspartoacylase20301412[PMID]_21625469[PMID]
5

Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

6

HPO phenotypes

16 annotations · validated 2020-02-03
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0012379Abnormal enzyme/coenzyme activity
HP:0011342Mild global developmental delay
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0002465Poor speech
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0012751Abnormal basal ganglia MRI signal intensity
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0000256Macrocephaly
HP:0040196Mild microcephaly
HP:0002421Poor head control
HP:0000510Rod-cone dystrophy
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002493Upper motor neuron dysfunction

Annotation source: 20301412[PMID]_28101991[PMID]_16437572[PMID]

7

Sources for this card