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Everolimus improves neuropsychiatric symptoms in a patient with tuberous sclerosis carrying a novel TSC2 mutation.
Molecular brain - 23 May 2016
Hwang Su-Kyeong, Lee Jae-Hyung, Yang Jung-Eun, Lim Chae-Seok, Lee Jin-A, Lee Yong-Seok, Lee Kyungmin, Kaang Bong-Kiun
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurocutaneous disorder characterized by multiple symptoms including neuropsychological deficits such as seizures, intellectual disability, and autism. TSC is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern and is caused by mutations in either the TSC1 or TSC2 genes, which enhance activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. Recent studies have...
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