Phenotype: Canavan disease


OMIM: 271900
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Classification: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease

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ASPA || EX4DEL

Gene/Locus:    ASPA
Dna Change:    EX4DEL
Protein Change:   
Mutation Type:    Deletion
Mutation Effect:    Frameshift
Location:    exon 4
Transcript:    NM_000049.2

PopulationEthnic GroupRegionMutation FrquencyCoalescence TimeReference
TurkeyNANA100%NASistermans EA et al., 2000Sistermans EA, de Coo RF, van Beerendonk HM, Poll-The BT, Kleijer WJ, van Oost BA, . Mutation detection in the aspartoacylase gene in 17 patients with Canavan disease: four new mutations in the non-Jewish population.. Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2000; 8(7):557-60

References

Sistermans EA, de Coo RF, van Beerendonk HM, Poll-The BT, Kleijer WJ, van Oost BA, Mutation detection in the aspartoacylase gene in 17 patients with Canavan disease: four new mutations in the non-Jewish population.Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2000; 8(7):557-60