Tuberous Sclerosis Definition

noun

A rare disease that causes benign tumors to grow in the human brain , kidneys, heart , liver , eyes, lungs and skin , caused by a mutation in the genes for the tumor growth suppressor proteins hamartin and tuberin .

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Origin of Tuberous Sclerosis

  • Name composed of the Latin tuber (swelling) and the Greek skleros (hard), referring to the pathological finding of thick, firm, and pale gyri , called "tubers", in the brains of patients post mortem , first described by Désiré-Magloire Bourneville in 1880.

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