Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disease that causes tumors and symptoms in multiple organs of the body including the brain, skin, eyes, kidneys, heart and lungs. The disease affects approximately 1 in 6000 people.

Consensus Guidelines

Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis, surveillance, and management of TSC have been published and are freely available via the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance website.

Specialized TSC care

Our center sees patients at the Washington University Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and affiliated sites.

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Further reading

The Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance website contains comprehensive information about TSC for patients, family members, physicians and researchers: http://www.tsalliance.org/

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Genes, Clinical Features, and Therapeutics. Kwiatkowkski DJ, Whittemore VH, Thiele EA, eds. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Crino, P, Nathanson KL, and Henske, EP. The tuberous sclerosis complex. New England Journal of Medicine 2006, Vol. 355:1345-1356.

Curatolo, Paolo, ed. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: From Basic Science to Clinical Phenotypes. London: Mac Keith Press, 2003.

Sheffield, Chris and Patrick Sheffield. Living with Tuberous Sclerosis: Stories of Love and Hope. Landover, MD: National Tuberous Sclerosis Association, 1999.