In tackling tuberous sclerosis, the hereditary condition in which benign tumors grow in the skin, kidneys or brain, Novartis hopes a pill can improve on current treatment, which includes the surgical removal of tumors.

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Rothberg's 14-year-old daughter, the oldest of his five kids, has a mild form of an inherited disease called tuberous sclerosis complex, a relatively rare disorder (50, 000 or so Americans have it) that can cause benign tumors in the heart, kidney, skin, lungs, eyes and brain, where seizures can occur.

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Harvard doctors showed in 1992 that through-the-needle ablation could relieve excruciating pain from benign bone tumors.

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