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Marfan syndromeRare hereditary disorder of connective tissue. Affected persons are tall, with long, thin limbs and spiderlike fingers (arachnodactyly). The lens of the eye is dislocated, and many have glaucoma or detached retina. Heart muscle abnormalities and various malfunctions and malformations occur; rupture of the aorta is the most common cause of death. Severity varies; affected individuals may die young or live essentially normal lives. The underlying abnormality cannot be cured, but some of the defects can be surgically corrected. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 7%) had elasticity syndromes, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan's syndrome. Sometimes structural scoliosis is one part of a syndrome or disease, such as Marfan's syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder. A father of four said his family was denied life insurance after he told the salesman he and two of his children were afflicted with Marfan's syndrome, a rare genetic disease which sometimes leads to a rupture of the aorta. |
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