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Enfermedad de Canavan

Nombres alternativos:

Degeneración esponjosa del cerebro; Deficiencia de aspartoacilasa

Prevención:

Se recomienda la asesoría genética para los futuros padres que tienen antecedentes familiares de enfermedad de Canavan, especialmente si ambos padres tienen ascendencia judía asquenazí. Para este grupo, la prueba de ADN casi siempre puede decirles si uno o ambos padres son portadores.

Fecha de revisión: 8/11/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Brian Kirmse, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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