How many people have tuberous sclerosis?
At least two children born each day will have tuberous sclerosis. Current estimates place tuberous sclerosis affected births at one in 6,000. Nearly 1 million people worldwide are known to have tuberous sclerosis,. There are many undiagnosed cases due to the obscurity of the disease and the mild form symptoms may take in some people. TSC is as common as ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) but virtually unknown by the general population.
