Within the counties administered by the Oxford Regional Health Authority (population 2 328 100) the prevalence of tuberous sclerosis was estimated as 1 in 29 900 for persons under 65 years of age. For the population below 30 years of age the prevalence was 1 in 21 500 and for children under 5 years 1 in 15 400. Cases were ascertained through the records of the Department of Medical Genetics at Oxford and the Tuberous Sclerosis Association of Great Britain and also by a questionannaire sent to selected consultants within the region. A previous estimate of prevalance within he region was 1 in 100 000. This study suggests that the prevalence at birth might be even higher than 1 in 15 000.
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Hunt, A., & Lindenbaum, R. H. (1984). Tuberous sclerosis: A new estimate of prevalence within the Oxford region. Journal of Medical Genetics, 21(4), 272–277. https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.21.4.272
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