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ReviewEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2024

Diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis in the prenatal period: a retrospective study of 240 cases and review of the literature.

Vincent Milon, Marie-Claire Malinge, Maud Blanluet, Marine Tessarech, Clarisse Battault, Sarah Prestwich, Béatrice Vary, Pierre Gueracher, Louis Legoff, Magalie Barth and 7 more

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Review in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac rhabdomyoma: implications for predicting tuberous sclerosis complex and guiding perinatal management.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2026
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  3. Tuberous sclerosis complex.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Vincent MilonGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France. Vincent.Milon@chu-angers.fr.ORCID 0009-0000-9979-1575
Marie-Claire MalingeGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Maud BlanluetGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Marine TessarechGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Clarisse BattaultGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Sarah PrestwichGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Béatrice VaryGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Pierre GueracherGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Louis LegoffGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2864-1654
Magalie BarthGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Clara HoudayerGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Agnès GuichetGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Audrey RousseauTissular and Cellular Pathology Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Dominique BonneauGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Vincent ProcaccioGenetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Céline Bris *Genetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France.
Estelle Colin *Genetics Department, Angers Hospital, F-49000, Angers, France. EsColin@chu-angers.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-7913-3938

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystemic disorder caused by a pathogenic variant in the TSC1 or TSC2 gene. A great phenotypic variability characterises TSC. The condition predisposes to the formation of hamartomas in various tissues, neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, as well as intellectual disability in 50%. TSC may be responsible for cardiac rhabdomyomas (CRs), cortical tubers, or subependymal nodules during foetal life. Detecting multiple CRs is associated with a very high risk of TSC, but the CR could be single and isolated. Few data exist to estimate the risk of TSC in these cases. We report the largest series of prenatal genetic tests for TSC with a retrospective study of 240 foetuses presenting with suggestive antenatal signs. We also provide a review of the literature to specify the probability of clinical or genetic diagnosis of TSC in case of detection of single or multiple CRs. Indeed, an early diagnosis is crucial for the counselling of the couple and their families. In this series, a definite diagnosis was assessed in 50% (41/82) of foetuses who initially presented with a single CR and 80.3% (127/158) in cases of multiple CRs. The prevalence of parental germinal mosaicism was 2.6% (3/115).

Indexed as

Prenatal DiagnosisTuberous SclerosisFemaleGenetic TestingHumansMaleMosaicismPregnancyRetrospective StudiesRhabdomyomaTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 ProteinTSC1 protein, humanTSC2 protein, humanTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein

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PMID38806662
PMCPMC11606953

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