| Canavan disease |
A neurodegenerative disease of infancy in which the lack of the enzyme aspartoacyclase results in the buildup of N-acetyl aspartate, leading to demyelination in the CNS, as well as increased brain volume and weight and spongy degeneration in the subcortical white matter.
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