Yes, because this syndrome is inherited.
Marfan syndrome
No, Marfan Syndrome is an inherited disorder of connective tissue. It is not an infectious disease.
Marfan's Syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. This disease is a disorder that affects the connective tissue in many parts of the body.
The symptoms of Marfan syndrome in some patients resemble the symptoms of homocystinuria, which is an inherited disorder marked by extremely high levels of homocystine in the patient's blood and urine.
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 Syndrome is a medical problem with the Conective Tissue.
Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that is typically passed down from one generation to the next through an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. This means that if one parent carries the Marfan syndrome gene, there is a 50% chance that they will pass it on to each of their children. In some cases, Marfan syndrome may also occur as a result of a spontaneous genetic mutation.
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.
The "autosomal dominant" method of inheritance. if your question as Marfan syndrome is the result of inheriting a single allele. Individuals with Marfan syndrome are tall and long-limbed, and have both cardiovascular and eye defects. The inheritance of Marfan syndrome is an example of ______. then the answer is pleiotropy