n :  an inherited disorder of the skin and nervous system that is characterized typically by epilepsy and mental retardation, by a rash of the face resembling acne, and by multiple noncancerous tumors of the brain, kidney, retina, and heart and that is controlled by an autosomal dominant gene maintained in human populations by a high mutation rate - called also epiloia  .
 
 
 
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