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Tuberous Sclerosis

Background

Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) is a complex and heterogeneous genetic disorder which may affect many of the body systems.

Tuberous Sclerosis, which literally means a swelling or enlargement and hardening of tissue, has typical manifestations which occur in the brain, skin, and kidneys. Manifestations may also affect the eye, heart, lungs and rarely other organs.

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Medical text written November 1991 by Contact a family. Approved November 1991 by Professor R Mueller, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK. Last updated September 2006 by Professor J Sampson, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff, UK.

 

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