Janina Grau, Johann Philipp Zöllner, Susanne Schubert-Bast, Gerhard Kurlemann, Christoph Hertzberg, Adelheid Wiemer-Kruel, Thomas Bast, Astrid Bertsche, Ulrich Bettendorf, Barbara Fiedler, Andreas Hahn, Hans Hartmann, Frauke Hornemann, Ilka Immisch, Julia Jacobs, Matthias Kieslich, Karl Martin Klein, Kerstin A Klotz, Gerhard Kluger, Markus Knuf, Thomas Mayer, Klaus Marquard, Sascha Meyer, Hiltrud Muhle, Karen Müller-Schlüter, Anna H Noda, Susanne Ruf, Matthias Sauter, Jan-Ulrich Schlump, Steffen Syrbe, Charlotte Thiels, Regina Trollmann, Bernd Wilken, Laurent M Willems, Felix Rosenow, Adam Strzelczyk
BACKGROUND: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a multisystem genetic disorder, affects many organs and systems, characterized by benign growths. This German multicenter study estimated the disease-specific costs and cost-driving factors associated with various organ manifestations in TSC patients. METHODS: A validated, three-month, retrospective questionnaire was administered to assess the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, organ manifestations, direct, indirect, out-of-pocket, and nursing care-level costs, completed by caregivers of patients with TSC throughout Germany...
June 21, 2021: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases