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. 1993 Jan;30(1):41–43. doi: 10.1136/jmg.30.1.41

Variability of expression in tuberous sclerosis.

H Northrup 1, J W Wheless 1, T K Bertin 1, R A Lewis 1
PMCID: PMC1016232  PMID: 8423606

Abstract

We present three families in whom a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis is difficult to secure and we review published reports about similar cases. Tuberous sclerosis has been reported to affect as many as 1 in 9400 subjects in the population. The manifestations of this disease vary not only between but also within families. Currently no reliable method of prenatal diagnosis is available. For these reasons, subjects known to be at 50% risk should be assessed scrupulously to clarify their status. These cases illustrate the difficulties in the clinical diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis and further reinforce the need for a molecular method of determining whether an at risk subject has the disease.

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