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3.  Marfan’s Syndrome is a medical condition that is classified as a heritable disorder of the connective tissue within the body. Back to Table of Contents

4.  Tall  Slender  Loose jointed/ limber  Arms, legs, fingers and toes are disproportionately long when compared to the trunk size  Flat foot arch  Pronation in feet  Abnormal spine curvature (double “S” shape)  Roof of mouth is high arched  Teeth are over-crowded  Face is long and narrow  Infants have deep-set eyes and appear older and typically two times wiser than normal infants Back to Table of Contents

5.  Off center  Sometimes dislocated Back to Table of Contents

6.  Stretch marks  Straie Back to Table of Contents

7.  There is no actual cure for Marfan’s syndrome when it is diagnosed.  Hypothetically, Marfan’s syndrome would be cured by altering the fibrillin gene, which is responsible for the condition. H owever, the condition is expressed early in the embryonic life and so doing so would be difficult.  Management and treatment of the syndrome is best approached by going for frequent checks up on the eyes, heart and teeth in order to prevent problems that Marfan’s can cause. Back to Table of Contents

8.  Marfan’s syndrome is inherited through the genes; specifically chromosome number 15. Back to Table of Contents

9.  Genetic Disorders Sourcebook v.13  http://www.americanheart.org/presente r.jhtml?identifier=4672 http://www.americanheart.org/presente r.jhtml?identifier=4672 Back to Table of Contents