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PMID: 20952993
Tuberous sclerosis: A three-generation pedigree
Srilekha Biswas, Alok Kumar Roy, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Sanu Pal, Ganga Paul
Departments of Dermatology and Psychiatry, R G Kar Medical College, 1 Belgachia Road, Calcutta -4, and Department of Pathology, NRS Medical College, Calcutta, India
Correspondence Address:
Srilekha Biswas
BJ-78 Salt Lake, Calcutta -700091
India
Correspondence Address:
Srilekha Biswas
BJ-78 Salt Lake, Calcutta -700091
India
How to cite this article: Biswas S, Roy AK, Ghosh SK, Pal S, Paul G. Tuberous sclerosis: A three-generation pedigree. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1995;61:293-294 |
Copyright: (C)1995 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
This is a report of tuberous sclerosis in members of three generations originating from parents, both suffering from the disease. Out of 12 family members only two were exempted and clinical expression varied from minimum lesion like adenoma sebaceum only to severe mental retardation and epilepsy.
Keywords: Tuberous selerosis, Autosomal dominant inheritance, Adenoma sebaceum
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