Marfan's syndrome overview

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Editors-In-Chief: William James Gibson, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.

Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [1] ; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Cassandra Abueg, M.P.H. [2]

Overview

Marfan syndrome (or Marfan's syndrome) is a connective tissue disorder most often caused by defects in the Fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1). Patients with Marfan's syndrome are at significant risk of skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular complications. People with Marfan's are typically tall, with long limbs and long thin fingers.