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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Neurosci. 2021 Apr 28;43(3-4):143–158. doi: 10.1159/000515672

Table 1.

mTORopathy genes, diseases and clinical manifestations

Gene mutations Associated Diseases and Syndromes Clinical Manifestations* Refs
Abbreviation Neurological Psychiatric
TSC1
TSC2
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex TSC Tubers, SENs, SEGAs, Epilepsy, Infantile spasms, Altered white matter ID, ASD, ADHD, other behavioral conditions [36, 38, 42, 5158]
PTEN PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (incl. Cowden syndrome, Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome and Lhermitte-Duclos disease) PHTS Macrocephaly ID, ASD [61, 6367]
MTOR
PIK3CA
RHEB
AKT3
TSC1
TSC2
DEPDC5
NPRL2
NPRL3
Malformations of cortical development MCD FCD, HME, ME, Epilepsy, Infantile spasms ID [6874, 8587]
NF1 Neurofibromatosis type 1 NF1 Macrocephaly, Epilepsy, Ataxia, Altered white matter ID, ASD, ADHD, Learning disabilities [91]
STRADA Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy syndrome PMSE ME, Epilepsy ID, Psychomotor retardation [90]
TBC1D7 - Macrocephaly/ME ID [5960]

(ADHD) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, (ASD) Autism spectrum disorder, (FCD) Focal cortical dysplasia, (HME) Hemimegalencephaly, (ID) Intellectual disability, (ME) megalencephaly, (SENs) subependymal nodules, (SEGAs) subependymal giant cell astrocytomas

*

Listed are the primary neuropsychiatric presentations of these diseases as listed in the references noted, the NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, and OMIM database. Other manifestations may be present in these disorders and not all patients may present with all manifestations listed here.