A. K. Andreeva

A clinical case of tuberous sclerosis in a child

Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic disorder that causes benign tumors in various organs and tissues. Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the TSC1 gene (#OMIM 605284) on chromosome 9q34, which encodes the protein hamartin, and the TSC2 gene (#OMIM 191092) on chromosome 16p13.3,...