A novel TSC1 variant associated with tuberous sclerosis and sacrococcygeal teratoma

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disease associated with tumors and malformed tissues in the brain and other vital organs. We report a novel de novo frameshift variant of the TSC1 gene (c.434dup;p. Ser146Valfs*8) in a child with TSC who initially presented with a sacral teratoma. This previously unreported association between TSC and teratoma has broad implications for the pathophysiology of embryonic tumors and mechanisms underlying cellular differentiation.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 19, 2020
Source ID
10.1038/s41439-020-00124-8

Entities

People

  • Akira Yoshii
  • Alice Zalan
  • Gifty Bhat
  • Jerry Machado
  • Luis Manon
  • Nikolas Mata-machado
  • Saba Ahmad
  • Steven Garzon

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.