What is a TSC diagnosis?
What is a TSC diagnosis?
What is Tuberous Sclerosis? Tuberous sclerosis (also called tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC) is a rare, multi-system genetic disease that causes non-cancerous (benign) tumors to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, eyes, lungs, and skin.
What is the drug TSC?
In the fall of 2010, the FDA approved the first drug with an indication specifically for TSC to treat a type of brain tumor known as subependymal giant cell astrocytomas (SEGAs).
What cancer is associated with tuberous sclerosis?
Although the overall cancer risk associated with TSC is low, people with TSC do have an increased risk of a specific type of brain cancer called giant cell astrocytoma and an increased risk of kidney cancer.
Can tuberous sclerosis cause cancer?
People with tuberous sclerosis may also have an increased risk of developing certain types of cancer, such as kidney cancer, but this is rare.
What does TSC look like?
Growths that develop in the lungs may cause coughing or shortness of breath, especially with physical activity or exercise. These benign lung tumors occur more often in women than in men. Eye abnormalities. Growths can appear as white patches on the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina).
What is TSC caused by?
TSC is caused by a mutation in the DNA of either the TSC1 or TSC2 gene. The TSC1 gene is found on chromosome 9 and codes for the protein called hamartin. The TSC2 gene is found on chromosome 16 and codes for the protein called tuberin.
Is TSC a cancer?
Tuberous sclerosis (also called tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC) is a rare, multi-system genetic disease that causes non-cancerous (benign) tumors to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, eyes, lungs, and skin.
Is tuberous sclerosis fatal?
Most people with TSC have a normal life expectancy. Research does not provide a definitive answer on life expectancy. TSC affects people in very different ways. Some people with TSC will have more life threatening signs and symptoms of TSC than others.
Is TSC a neurological disease?
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