Ala305glu

• 914C-A change in exon 6 of the ASPA gene
• found exclusively in non-Jewish patients => 60% of deleterious mutations in disease patients <ref>Kaul, R., Gao, G. P., Aloya, M., Balamurugan, K., Petrosky, A., Michals, K., Matalon, R. Canavan disease: mutations among Jewish and non-Jewish patients. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 55: 34-41, 1994 </ref>
• probably the most ancient mutation
• Loss of activity

285 EAAYYEKKEAFAKTTKLTLN A KSIRCCLH 313
                         ↓
                         E 

further information:

http://decrypthon.igbmc.fr/msv3d/cgi-bin/mutant?protein=P45381&mutation=p.Ala305Glu

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