Tuberous sclerosis
Kasper, Louis, Troels and Aron.
Tuberous sclerosis is a congenital, autosomal dominant hereditary disease that can give symptoms from many organs.
The disease is caused by defect in the control of cell proliferation and division.
The condition for growth of benign tumors in many organs, most commonly at the skin, brain, heart and kidney.
The condition is, inter alia, characterized by tumors in the sclerotic regions of the brain surface.
The classic, but not necessary signs are the triad mental retardation, epilepsy and adenoma sebacium.
Diagnostic criteria for the syndrome were reviewed in 1998.
The disease is caused by defect in the control of cell proliferation and division.
The condition for growth of benign tumors in many organs, most commonly at the skin, brain, heart and kidney.
The condition is, inter alia, characterized by tumors in the sclerotic regions of the brain surface.
The classic, but not necessary signs are the triad mental retardation, epilepsy and adenoma sebacium.
Diagnostic criteria for the syndrome were reviewed in 1998.
Above we see a pattern of the TSC. As it is shown TSC can appear without the parents actually suffering from the decease. That is because TSC is a mutation in a gene and not an actual inheritable decease.
TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex) is a genetic condition, meaning that it is caused by a change, or mutation, in a gene. Genes are the instructions for the normal growth and maintenance of our bodies. It can also be inherited from a parent that has the mutated gene.
Diagnosis of TSC is based on finding a number of different symptoms. No single symptom are unique is unique to TSC.
When a person is suspected of having TSC, a doctor will make a series of tests. These tests may include a skin screening, a CT/MRI-scan, and an EEG.
Kilder:
www.tuberous-sclerosis.org
TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex) is a genetic condition, meaning that it is caused by a change, or mutation, in a gene. Genes are the instructions for the normal growth and maintenance of our bodies. It can also be inherited from a parent that has the mutated gene.
Diagnosis of TSC is based on finding a number of different symptoms. No single symptom are unique is unique to TSC.
When a person is suspected of having TSC, a doctor will make a series of tests. These tests may include a skin screening, a CT/MRI-scan, and an EEG.
Kilder:
www.tuberous-sclerosis.org