Tag Archive: Radiology  Dec 28 2012  Gene Therapy Shows Promise
For Helping Children With Canavan Disease  Canavan disease is a
rare inherited neurological disorder with devastating effect.
The lack of a specific enzyme, called aspartoacylase, causes the
body’s central nervous system to break down. The disease is
usually fatal before a child reaches the teenage years.
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