Frequently Asked Questions About Giant Axonal Neuropathy

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Q. What is GAN?

A. GAN is an inherited condition. It leads to the progressive death of nerves, which ends up limiting the movement of those with the condition more and more over time. The medical community believes that GAN is a loss of function disorder that degrades or omits the intracellular proteins required for long-term nerve operation.

Q. How rare is GAN?

A. GAN is rare to the point that the condition’s incidence level, which measures how many occurrences of the condition occur, is not known.

Q. How is GAN inherited?

A. Typically, the parents of a child who inherits GAN each carry one copy of the mutated gene that causes the condition, though in most cases the parents won’t show symptoms themselves. GAN occurs when these two genes combine into what scientists call an autosomal recessive pattern.