John C Kingswood, Guillaume B d'Augères, Elena Belousova, José C Ferreira, Tom Carter, Ramon Castellana, Vincent Cottin, Paolo Curatolo, Maria Dahlin, Petrus J de Vries, Martha Feucht, Carla Fladrowski, Gabriella Gislimberti, Christoph Hertzberg, Sergiusz Jozwiak, John A Lawson, Alfons Macaya, Rima Nabbout, Finbar O'Callaghan, Mirjana P Benedik, Jiong Qin, Ruben Marques, Valentin Sander, Matthias Sauter, Yukitoshi Takahashi, Renaud Touraine, Sotiris Youroukos, Bernard Zonnenberg, Anna C Jansen
BACKGROUND: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Many gaps remain in the understanding of TSC because of the complexity in clinical presentation. The TuberOus SClerosis registry to increase disease Awareness (TOSCA) is an international disease registry designed to address knowledge gaps in the natural history and management of TSC. Here, we present the baseline data of TOSCA cohort. METHODS: Patients of any age diagnosed with TSC, having a documented visit for TSC within the preceding 12 months, or newly diagnosed individuals were included...
January 5, 2017: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases