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Marfan's syndrome overview
Introduction
Editors-In-Chief: William James Gibson, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.
Overview
Overview
Marfan syndrome (or Marfan’s syndrome) is a connective tissue disorder most often caused by defects in the Fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1). Patients with Marfan’s syndrome are at significant risk of skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular complications. People with Marfan’s are typically tall, with long limbs and long thin fingers.
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [1]Â ; Cassandra Abueg, M.P.H. [2]