Marfan's syndrome overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Marfan syndrome (or Marfan's syndrome) is a connective tissue disorder most often caused by defects in the Fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1). Patients with Marfan's syndrome are at significant risk of skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular complications. People with Marfan's are typically tall, with long limbs and long thin fingers.

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