Table 1 Main clinical characteristics of the two groups of patients.

From: Genetic screening of tuberous sclerosis complex in Sicily with a focus on neurological manifestations

 

TSC1 patients

TSC2 patients

p value

Number of patients

31(38,3%)

50 (61.7%)

-

Females

16 (51.6%)

29 (58%)

NS

Average age (Standard dev) [Years]

25.1 (16.9)

27.1(18.6)

NS

Age range [Years]

2–60

2–71

NS

De Novo variants

18 (58.1%)

27 (54%)

NS

Familial variants

13 (41.9%)

23 (46%)

NS

Intragenic deletions

15 (48.4%)

30 (60%)

NS

Intragenic duplications

1 (3.2%)

2 (3.3%)

NS

Missense mutations

3 (9.6%)

5 (10%)

NS

Nonsense mutations

12 (38.7%)

13(26%)

NS