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  1. Marfan Syndrome 
    https://medlineplus.gov/marfansyndrome.html
    Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects connective tissue. Marfan syndrome can be mild to severe. Read about symptoms ... Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects connective tissue. Connective tissues are proteins that support skin, bones, blood ...
  2. Marfan Syndrome - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1335
    ... Search term GeneReviews Advanced Search Help < Prev Next > Marfan Syndrome Harry Dietz , MD. Author Information Harry Dietz , MD ... shows aortic root dilation (Z-score ≥3). Potential Marfan syndrome. If an FBN1 pathogenic variant that has not ...
  3. Marfan syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/marfan-syndrome
    ... syndrome. Learn more about the gene associated with Marfan syndrome FBN1 Inheritance This condition is inherited in an ...
  4. Marfan syndrome 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000418.htm
    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 ...
  5. Marfan syndrome (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9611.htm
    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, ...
  6. FBN1 gene: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fbn1
    ... to Marfan syndrome. More About This Health Condition Marfan syndrome Researchers have identified more than 1,300 FBN1 gene mutations that cause Marfan syndrome, a disorder that affects the connective tissue supporting ...
  7. Easy-to-Read Health Information 
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    ... Library of Medicine) - PDF Also in Spanish M Marfan Syndrome What Is Marfan Syndrome? (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin ...
  8. Loeys-Dietz Syndrome - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1133
    ... first in individuals with milder phenotypes. A multigene Marfan syndrome / Loeys-Dietz syndrome / familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and ... from the aortic root) than that observed in Marfan syndrome . Mean age at death is 26 years [ Loeys ...
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    ... a>, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/marfansyndrome.html">Marfan syndrome</a>, and <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/osteogenesisimperfecta. ... topic><related-topic >Lupus</related-topic><related-topic >Marfan ... >Osteogenesis Imperfecta</related-topic>< ...
  10. Appendices - Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies - .... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546860
    ... regurgitant valvular lesions with normal left ventricular function Marfan syndrome without aortic dilatation Aorta <45 mm in aortic ... heart disease Aortic dilatation 40–45 mm in Marfan syndrome Aortic dilatation 45–50 mm in aortic disease ...
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Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects connective tissue. Marfan syndrome can be mild to severe. Read about symptoms and outlook.

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