A hundred years have now elapsed since Dr Antonin Marfan 1 reported on the case of Gabrielle P thus describing some of the skeletal features that today define the syndrome that carries his name. Since ...

On Tuesday, the New York Times ran an article on Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder of connective tissue that often results in abnormally long limbs and fingers and causes the aorta to burst.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body's connective tissue; these tissues hold all the body's cells and organs together. One in 5,000 people have it, but ...

ST. LOUIS. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue; these tissues hold all the body’s cells and organs together. One in 5,000 people have ...

Abraham Lincoln, who would have celebrated his 209th birthday on Feb. 12, left behind an impressive legacy during his time in office — but many Americans still associate the 16th president, first and ...

If what some medical experts say is true, it may not require a military strike to kill Osama bin Laden. For several years now, reports have been circulating that claim the 45-year-old is quite ill, ...

Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Michael Phelps may not have Marfan syndrome but he certainly has people talking about it. In recent weeks there have been conflicting media reports that his long arms ...

Around 10,000 people in the UK suffer from Marfan syndrome ACCORDING to the Marfan Association around 10,000 people in the UK suffer from Marfan syndrome. But what do we know about the hereditary ...

Four days before Baylor University basketball star Isaiah Austin hoped to be drafted into the NBA, his dreams of playing in the pros were extinguished by a rare genetic disease called Marfan syndrome.

Marfan syndrome is a genetic condition. It occurs because of a mutation (change) in one of your genes that develops before you’re born. It’s a type of connective tissue disorder, meaning it affects ...

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue, which affects multiple organ systems like the brain, eyes, heart, bones, skin, blood vessels and lungs. Marfan syndrome is an inherited ...