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. 2016 Jul;30(7):32.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-7-1.

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Roadmap for Future Research

Anna Jeong  1
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Roadmap for Future Research

Anna Jeong. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Investigators from the NINDS and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance sponsored a workshop in March 2015, which joined basic scientists and clinicians with expertise in various aspects of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), in order to assess the current state of TSC research and to set future goals.

Keywords: Autism; Epilepsy; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; mTOR.

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