Marfan syndrome is found in 1 in every 5,000 - 10,000 births. If one of your parents has Marfan syndrome, you have a 50% chance of having Marfan syndrome.
Yes, Marfan syndrome is autosomal dominant.
Marfan's syndrome is not contagious. A person can only get it by inheriting it from a parent.
No. Down is caused by an extra chromosome while Marfan is due to a mutation in one or more genes.
flat feet an sinked chest are some symptomes of marfan syndrome
They cant exercise as vigorously as someone without Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome is not naturally found in animals. However, researchers have created mice with Marfan syndrome in laboratories for the purpose of testing medications on them before conducting human trials.
Another important genetic characteristic of Marfan syndrome is variable expression.
Aortic enlargement. This is the most serious potential complication of Marfan syndrome.
Yes. Marfan syndrome is found equally in all ethnic groups.
The etiology of marfan syndrome would be the mutations in the protein FBN1 in the gene chromosome 15.
1 in every 5,00o to 7,000 people have Marfan syndrome.