Marfan symdrome

1 in 5000 people

marfan syndrome is caused by a defect in the gene that determines fibrillin-1

marfan syndrome is

symptoms

• long arms and legs
• thin body type
• curved spine
• flexible joints
• flat feet and crowded teeth

harder symptoms to detect

• heart problems
• large blood vessels
• sudden lung collapse
• eye problems

facts

• three out of four with marfan will inherit it
• 50% chance people with marfan will pass it down
• first case was in Paris in 1896 discovered by Dr. Antonie Bernard Marfan

no cure for marfan syndrome

people with marfan syndrome