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Marfan Syndrome |
Arachnodactyly; MFS |
Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder characterized by unusually long limbs. The disease also affects other bodily structures — including the lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels — in less obvious ways. It is named for Antoine Marfan, the French pediatrician who first described it in 1896. Marfan syndrome received great public attention when the musical RENT premiered in 1996. The day before the musical premiered off-Broadway, its writer, Jonathan Larson, died of an aortic diss ...
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Marfan Syndrome Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/
- Dolan DNA Learning Center
- National Marfan Foundation http://www.marfan.org/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- About Marfan Syndrome: Diagnosis (National Marfan Foundation)
- Cardiac Concerns (National Marfan Foundation)
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