What is Marfan syndrome?

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Marfan syndrome is a heritable condition that affects the connective tissue. The primary purpose of connective tissue is to hold the body together and provide a framework for growth and development. In Marfan syndrome, the connective tissue is defective and does not act as it should. Because connective tissue is found throughout the body, Marfan syndrome can affect many body systems, including the skeleton, eyes, heart and blood vessels, nervous system, skin, and lungs.

Marfan syndrome affects men, women, and children, and has been found among people of all races and ethnic backgrounds. It is estimated that at least 1 in 5,000 people in the United States have the disorder.

A connective tissue disease that effects fibrilim1.

It makes the person extremely tall, lanky, have a caved in chest, small lower jaw, fat feet and what is disrcibed as a spider like appearance.

Marfan syndrome is a disorder that effects the connective tissue of the human body. It also effects the skeletal system and cardiovascular system.
a condition which I have so I can explain it in depth.

It is very bad in many ways as it (sometimes) enlargens the aouta wich is one of the which branches to the heart meaning either too much or too littlee blood gets through and creates blockages this requires an oporation to put right which can kill you so to pospone the oporation certain heart tab;lets are given to the patient.

another more noticable thing particullarly in teanage boys carrying marphans syndrome will be tall and skinny at 13 I'm 6ft tall.

however we're very skinny and usually quiete weak and because the the heart problem not very athletic.

also some times it comes with other conditions which I'm not sure of the name of because marphans shrinks all the muscles sometimes we're left with little or no eye controll and head controll other limbs may also have this problem.

bones are weak my testimony my feet are the wrong shape I take hospital boots which are meant to shape them, we're trying splints I can't walk very far every step is like a maraton with two broken legs I feel like an old man.

I may not be able to walk after a while.

another thing I know first hand is that body building is a no no, not only can it hurt that's not the problem it's almost impossible for us to gain weight, and I worked out every day for 3 years 100 sit ups at least and never got a six pack or any muscle it just does'nt work.

we commonly have long flexible limbs many hopsital picture will show us doing things like wrapping our little finger around our wrist and touching it with the thumb also we're great contortionists, from 5 years old I could put my legs behind my head, now I slide my knea cap off of my knea and put my legs behind my heab then flip them right over and walk on them backwards.

it effects many people in many differant ways most people on here for questions like this should just Google it sheck out the basic wikipedia for it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfan_syndrome

I'm hoping that helped I probably forgot some things ancd lost track of what I'd already said so try the wiki bye