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Marfan syndrome |
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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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Except for one patient with Marfan syndrome, the rest had normal growth percentile for age and sex. That last group includes a former football player with a back injury, an artist who suffers from sickle-cell anemia, and a 15-year*old boy with Marfan syndrome who suffers pain so severe that it causes blackouts. For years he also has been unusually tall - now 6 feet 7 - another symptom of Marfan syndrome. |
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