Tuberous sclerosis: Tuberous sclerosis is an hereditary disorder characterized by benign, tumor-like nodules of the brain and/or retinas, skin lesions, seizures and/or mental retardation. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Tuberous sclerosis.
Tuberous sclerosis: A rare genetic disorder characterized by harmartomatous skin nodules, seizures, phakomata and bone lesions. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tuberous sclerosis is available below.
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Prognosis for Tuberous sclerosis: Patients may experience a few or all of the symptoms with varying degrees of severity. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... The prognosis for individuals with tuberous sclerosis varies depending on the severity of symptoms. There is no cure. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Tuberous Sclerosis Information Page: NINDS)
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Tuberous sclerosis is an hereditary disorder characterized by benign, tumor-like nodules of the brain and/or retinas, skin lesions, seizures and/or mental retardation. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic, neurological disorder primarily characterized by seizures, mental retardation, and skin and eye lesions. In some cases, neurobehavioral problems may also occur. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Tuberous Sclerosis Information Page: NINDS)
RAEB: Hereditary disease characterized by seizures, mental retardation, developmental delay, and skin and ocular lesions. First signs usually occur during infancy or childhood but in rare cases may not occur until 2nd or 3rd decade. Code also in SIC180 (rare diseases). - (Source - Diseases Database)
Tuberous sclerosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Tuberous sclerosis, or a subtype of Tuberous sclerosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Tuberous sclerosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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