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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, liver, eyes, lungs and skin.
Pharmacological inhibition of ERK1/2 restores GSK3β activity and protein synthesis levels in a model of tuberous sclerosis. [8]The defective degradation of glycogen by the autophagy-lysosome pathway is, at least in part, independent of impaired regulation of mTORC1 and is restored by the combined use of PKB/Akt and mTORC1 pharmacological inhibitors.
Tuberous sclerosis proteins 1 and 2, also known as TSC1 (hamartin) and TSC2 (tuberin), form a protein-complex. The encoding two genes are TSC1 and TSC2 . The complex is known as a tumor suppressor.
Defects in this gene can cause tuberous sclerosis, due to a functional impairment of the TSC complex. [citation needed] Defects in TSC1 may also be a cause of focal cortical dysplasia. [citation needed] TSC1 may be involved in protecting brain neurons in the CA3 region of the hippocampus from the effects of stroke. [7]
The history of tuberous sclerosis (TSC) research spans less than 200 years. TSC is a rare, multi-system genetic disease that can cause benign tumours to grow on the brain or other vital organs such as the kidneys , heart , eyes , lungs , and skin .
These multifocal lesions are observed in tuberous sclerosis, [6] [7] and can be associated with lymphangioleiomyomatosis [8] and perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa or clear cell "sugar tumor")). [9] It can be diagnosed through lung biopsy using thoracoscopy. [10]
A case of tuberous sclerosis showing facial angiofibromas in characteristic butterfly pattern. Herbert L. Fred, MD and Hendrik A. van Dijk Symptoms and signs of tuberous sclerosis Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multisystemic disorder due to autosomal dominant mutations in either TSC1 or TSC2 which results in the impaired inhibition of ...
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA, SGCA, or SGCT) is a low-grade astrocytic brain tumor (astrocytoma) that arises within the ventricles of the brain. [1] It is most commonly associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).