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This case series reports three primigravid women with fetuses diagnosed with CR at different gestational ages, who received induced labor via various regimens. Genetic testing identified a paternally inherited TSC2 mutation in one case, a\n                    <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic>\n                    TSC1 mutation in another, while genetic analysis was declined in the third. Distinct differences exist in recurrence risk, long-term neurological prognosis and corresponding clinical decision-making between\n                    <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic>\n                    TSC1 variants and paternally inherited TSC2 mutations, which fully reflects prominent genetic heterogeneity among TSC-related fetal CR. 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