According to the Mayo Clinic, Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects connective tissue — the fibers that support and anchor your organs and other structures in your body.

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In the UK, approximately 18,000 people are affected by Marfan syndrome, a rare condition affecting the body’s connective tissue, leading to problems that can affect the heart, eyes, and skeleton. Of ...

Her grandfather had died from a condition related to Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue and can cause ... said Dorsey. Heart disease remains the leading cause ...

Kay Henderson who wanted to die. Photos: Sam Ruttlyn. According to the Mayo Clinic, Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects connective tissue — the fibers that support and anchor your ...

Fibrillin-1 mutations have also been found in patients who do not fulfil clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, but have related disorders of connective tissue, such as isolated ...

primary antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic sclerosis (SSc), and mixed connective tissue disease is scarce. A population‐based cohort study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy identified a ...

Marfan syndrome (MS) is an autosomal dominant disease characterised by musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and ocular abnormalities. It is a disorder of connective tissue protein fibrillin-1 and ...

1 The term ‘connective tissue disease’ is increasingly used to designate genetic conditions that affect the structural integrity of connective tissue, such as Marfan syndrome, and not only systemic ...