A pregnant woman with Marfan should also receive genetic counseling regarding the 50% risk of having a child with the syndrome.
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.
There is no set height for people with Marfan syndrome. There was even a man who had both dwarfism and Marfan syndrome! People with Marfan are USUALLY taller than unaffected family members, but not always. More important than a person's height are their ratios (arm span to height, upper torso to lower torso), flexibility, condition of their aorta, and condition of their eyes.
Yes, Marfan syndrome is autosomal dominant.
Marfan Syndrome is a medical problem with the Conective Tissue.
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.
This condition is much more prevalent in patients with Marfan syndrome than in the general population.
This condition is an important indication for diagnosis of the syndrome because there are relatively few other disorders that produce it.
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
Marfan Syndrome is a genetic condition which affects the body's connective tissue. It usually results in long, thin digits and the condition can also affect the heart, skin, joints, eyes and other systems.
flat feet an sinked chest are some symptomes of marfan syndrome
They cant exercise as vigorously as someone without Marfan syndrome