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Tuberous sclerosis is a group of two genetic disorders characterized by problems with the skin, brain/nervous system, and kidneys, and a predisposition to tumors. The diseases are named after a characteristic abnormal growth in the brain, which takes the shape of a tuber or root.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 11, 2006
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition that affects many organ systems including the brain, skin, heart, kidneys, eyes, and lungs. Benign (noncancerous) growths or tumors called hamartomas form in various parts of the body, disrupting their normal functions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition that affects many organ systems including the brain, skin, heart, kidneys, eyes, and lungs. Benign (non-cancerous) growths or tumors called hamartomas form in various parts of the body, disrupting their normal functions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a hereditary neurological condition that affects all ages. The name arises from the potato stem-shaped growths that occur in the brain, also known as tubers.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic disorder in which noncancerous (benign) tumors grow on the brain, skin, kidneys, eyes, heart, and lungs. The name tuberous sclerosis refers to characteristics of the benign tumors that grow within the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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