Marfan Syndrome
... Marfan syndrome is an inherited disease that affects the connective tissue. Connective tissue is the most abundant tissue in the body and is a vital component to the body''s organs. Its primary purpos...

Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
... This fact sheet describes a family of more than 200 disorders that affect connective tissues. These disorders result from alterations (mutations) in genes responsible for building tissues. Alterations...

Questions and Answers about Marfan Syndrome
... This booklet answers general questions about Marfan syndrome. It describes the characteristics of the disorder, the diagnostic process, and ways to manage symptoms. If you have additional questions af...

Marfan syndrome
... Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder of connective tissue, the tissue that provides support to structures of the body such as blood vessel walls, heart valves, and cartilage. The symptoms and char...

Genes and Disease: Marfan syndrome
... Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder, so affects many structures, including the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels. The disease is characterized by unusually long limbs, and is ...