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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Tuberous sclerosis: a survey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Olivia Hagon-Nicod, Florence Fellmann, Jan Novy, Sébastien Lebon, Christian Wider, Romain Lazor, Olivier Bonny

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Olivia Hagon-NicodDepartment of Medicine, Service of Internal Medicine, Fribourg State Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Florence FellmannThe Collaboratory, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jan NovyDepartment of Medicine, Service of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sébastien LebonUnit of Pediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Woman-Mother-Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Christian WiderDepartment of Medicine, Service of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Romain LazorDepartment of Medicine, Service of Respiratory Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Olivier BonnyDepartment of Medicine, Service of Nephrology, Fribourg State Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Aim of the study: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic and multisystemic disorder that affects between 1/6'000 and 1/10'000 of newborns. Clinical criteria and/or genetic analysis establish the diagnosis. The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors everolimus or sirolimus reduce the severity of several TSC-related clinical traits. We report here on the epidemiology and management of TSC patients in a large Swiss canton: the canton of Vaud. Method: We extracted patient files containing the diagnostic code TSC in 2015 at the Lausanne University hospital (tertiary reference center for a population of about 755'000 people) and in specialized neurological institutions of the same region. Results: We identified 52 patients with a diagnosis of TSC. The majority of the patients with a pathologic result in genetic testing were positive for a pathogenic variant in the Conclusion: This work indicates that TSC and some of its clinical manifestations is under-reported. It raises concern that patients with mild manifestations are often not referred to reference centers with dedicated multidisciplinary group. The follow-up by expert board is instrumental in offering systematic screening of all putatively affected organs and to assess the eligibility for targeted treatment.

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angiomyolipomasepilepsylymphangioleiomyomatosismTOR inhibitorssubependymal giant cell astrocytomassubependymal nodulestuberous sclerosis complex

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