Marfan syndrome
Noun
Meaning
Marfan syndrome (usually uncountable, plural Marfan syndromes)
A genetic disorder of the connective tissue that causes defects in the heart valves and aorta.
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A transgenic mouse has been created carrying a single copy of a mutant fibrillin-1, a mutation similar to that found in the human gene known to cause Marfan syndrome.
Because Marfan syndrome may cause asymptomatic spinal abnormalities, any spinal surgery contemplated on a person Marfan should only follow detailed imaging and careful surgical planning, regardless of the indication for surgery.
Larson would not live to see Rent's success; he died from an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm (believed to have resulted from Marfan syndrome ) in the early morning of January 25, 1996.
Cold arms, hands and feet can also be linked to Marfan syndrome because of inadequate circulation.
Estimates indicate about one in 3,000 to 10,000 individuals have Marfan syndrome.
For most women, safe vaginal delivery is possible. citation Marfan syndrome is expressed dominantly.