This site will share facts and statements about CANAVAN DISEASE.
Canavan disease is a neurological disorder that causes the nerves in the brain to degenerate and die off. The lack of enzyme causes myelin to decrease. Enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst. Myelin is a mixture of proteins that cover nerve fibers. It is a very rare disease. Most carriers for this disease have Jewish heritage, but scientists say that it doesn't have to be Jewish heritage. It is a gene linked disease. It happens when both copies of the gene in each cell has a mutation. It is called an autosomal recessive trait. A family will go through a toughened life and will have to make the child with the disease feel welcome. It is hard for someone with the disease to live life with these symptoms. 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews are affected by the disease. Less than 1,000 people in America have canavan disease. It is caused by a mutation on chromosome 17.
Symptoms
Symptoms include large head, lack of head control, stiffness and floppiness in muscle tone. These symptoms will show during childhood at three to nine months of age. A child with this disease can not roll over, sit, stand, walk, or talk. A child will live about to ten years of age, but may live to its teen years or early twenty's. A person also may suffer blindness, trouble eating, and seizures are all symptoms of this disease.
Symptoms include large head, lack of head control, stiffness and floppiness in muscle tone. These symptoms will show during childhood at three to nine months of age. A child with this disease can not roll over, sit, stand, walk, or talk. A child will live about to ten years of age, but may live to its teen years or early twenty's. A person also may suffer blindness, trouble eating, and seizures are all symptoms of this disease.
Treatment
There is no treatment to this disease, but you can give the child support through it.
There is no treatment to this disease, but you can give the child support through it.
This is a child with the symptoms of canavan disease. You can see the enlarged head which is a symptom of this disease.
The Canavan Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides support to children and their families who are dealing with the disease. Videos, articles, and support groups are available. Click on the link for more information.
Works Cited:
National Libary of Medicine, . N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/canavan-disease.
N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. https://sites.google.com/a/mail.cashton.k12.wi.us/cheyennes-canavan-disease/.
N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://www.canavanfoundation.org/about_canavan_disease.
N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://www.primehealthchannel.com/canavan-disease.html.
Steinberg, D.. N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/13580/title/Gene-Therapy-Targets-Canavan-Disease/.
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National Libary of Medicine, . N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/canavan-disease.
N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. https://sites.google.com/a/mail.cashton.k12.wi.us/cheyennes-canavan-disease/.
N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://www.canavanfoundation.org/about_canavan_disease.
N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://www.primehealthchannel.com/canavan-disease.html.
Steinberg, D.. N.p.. Web. 6 Apr 2014. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/13580/title/Gene-Therapy-Targets-Canavan-Disease/.
Website Designed and Created by Hudson