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Results 1 - 10 of 85 for Marfan syndrome OR arachnodactyly OR hyperextensibility syndrome
  1. Marfan Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects connective tissue. Connective tissues are proteins that support skin, bones, blood ... fibrillin. A problem with the fibrillin gene causes Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome can be mild to severe, and ...
  2. Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects the connective tissue in many parts of the body. Connective tissue provides strength and flexibility to structures ...
  3. Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue. This is the tissue that strengthens the body's structures. Disorders ... Marfan syndrome is caused by defects in a gene called fibrillin-1. Fibrillin-1 plays an important role ...
  4. Learning about Marfan Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Marfan Syndrome/Start Here ... Marfan Syndrome ... Marfan syndrome an inherited disorder of connective tissue occurring once in every 10,000 to 20,000 individuals.
  5. What Is Marfan Syndrome? Easy-to-Read From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)  
    Marfan Syndrome is a disorder that affects connective tissue, which supports many parts of your body. Find out ...
  6. Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue which causes skeletal defects typically recognized in a tall, lanky person. A person with Marfan syndrome may exhibit long limbs and spider-like fingers, ...
  7. Marfan Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Marfan syndrome, aorta, marfan syndrome and aortic aneuryms, marfan syndrome surgery,
  8. Heart and Blood Vessels in Marfan Syndrome (Marfan Foundation) - PDF  
    Marfan Syndrome/Specifics
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov: Marfan Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Marfan Syndrome/Clinical Trials ... Marfan Syndrome
  10. ... increase TGF-β activity cause a disorder called Marfan syndrome (see below), which is characterized by tall stature. ... develop additional features typical of a condition called Marfan syndrome (described below), such as abnormalities of the large ...
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