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Tuberous Sclerosis Disorder
Tuberous Sclerosis (TS) is a disorder that causes benign growths (“tubers”) on several different organs within the body, including the brain, eyes, kidneys, heart, skin, and lungs; it occurs in about one in 6,000 births.

Cause
There is a 50 percent chance that a parent with tuberous sclerosis (TS) will have a child with the disease.