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Rare Disease

severe Canavan disease

MONDO:0017830

Also known as:infantile Canavan diseaseneonatal Canavan disease

Overview

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

Patient Orgs1 organizations · Canavan Research Foundation

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include very common findings: Macrocephaly, Low muscle tone (hypotonia), Global developmental delay, and Motor delay and others; and common findings: Damage to the optic nerve (optic atrophy), Irritability, Seizure, and Lethargy and others. 34 total HPO annotations.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Brain and nerves	13	Global developmental delay, Absent speech, Inability to walk

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for severe Canavan disease has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 11 very common features, 16 common features.

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for severe Canavan disease.

56 publications have been identified in PubMed for severe Canavan disease. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (18%), Case Report / Case Series (16%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (16%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Research summaries	10	18%

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC

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Patient Support

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Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:314911

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:17437

Questions for Your Care Team

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severe Canavan disease

Overview

Clinical Presentation

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Research Landscape

Patient Support

Patient Advocacy Groups

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

GARD

Questions for Your Care Team

Questions for Your Care Team

Explore clinical features

Recent Publications

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Prevalence and carrier frequency of Canavan disease in a South Indian community with implications for research and public health.

severe Canavan disease

Overview

Clinical Presentation

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Research Landscape

Patient Support

Patient Advocacy Groups

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

GARD

Related Diseases

Questions for Your Care Team

Questions for Your Care Team

Explore clinical features

Recent Publications

Latest News & Developments

Prevalence and carrier frequency of Canavan disease in a South Indian community with implications for research and public health.