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What is an inherited syndrome marked by a tall thin body with arachnodactyly?
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Marfan syndrome
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What is Bruchettes syndrome?
I think you mean Behcet's syndrome. A triad of symptoms that include recurring crops of mouth ulcers, genital ulcers, and inflammation of a specialized area around the pupil of the eye. The inflammation of the area of the eye that is around the pupil is called uveitis. Behcet's syndrome is also sometimes referred to as Behcet's disease. The cause of Behcet's syndrome is not known. The disease is more frequent and severe in patients from the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia than those of European descent. Both inherited (genetic) and environmental factors, such as microbe infections, are suspected to be factors that contribute to the development of Behcet's syndrome. Behcet's syndrome is not felt to be contagious.
Is gene therapy a possiblilty for marfan's syndrome?
Unfortunately no. The mutation that causes Marfan syndrome is found in every single cell in the body. It would be impossible to replace it in every cell.
What are some inherited traits of beavers?
Ever-growing incisors, dorsoventrally flattened tail, webbed feet.
What is the genetic cause of Marfan syndrome?
Marfan syndrome is a disorder of the connective tissue. Connective tissue provides strength and flexibility to structures throughout the body such as bones, ligaments, muscles, the walls of blood vessels, and heart valves. It is caused by a mutation in fibrillin, which decreases fibrillin production and increases TGF-B production. 90-95% of people with Marfan syndrome are able to identify their mutation on FBN1. The other 5-10% may have a mutation on another gene that affects the production of fibrillin which we have not yet discovered. Marfan syndrome affects most organs and tissues, especially the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart, and the large blood vessel that distributes blood from the heart to the rest of the body (the aorta). The signs and symptoms of Marfan syndrome vary widely in severity, timing of onset, and rate of progression. Affected individuals often are tall (as compared to unaffected family members) and slender, have elongated fingers and toes (arachnodactyly), and have an arm span that exceeds their body height. Other common features include unusually flexible joints, a long and narrow face, a highly arched roof of the mouth, crowded teeth, an abnormal curvature of the spine (scoliosis), and either a sunken chest (pectus excavatum) or a protruding chest (pectus carinatum). About half of all people with Marfan syndrome have vision problems caused by a dislocated lens (ectopia lentis) in one or both eyes, and most have some degree of nearsightedness (myopia). Clouding of the lens (cataract) may occur early on, even in childhood, and increased pressure within the eye (glaucoma) occurs more frequently in people with Marfan syndrome than in those without the condition.
What is porfiria?
Porphyria is a group of inherited disorders that are passed through the family. These disorders are very rare and they affect certain enzymes in the body.
Is marfan syndrome dominant or recessive?
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.
What is Marquio syndrome?
Morquio syndrome is an inherited disease of metabolism in which the body is missing or doesn't have enough of a substance needed to break down long chains of sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans
What is morphan's syndrome?
what is morphan syndromwhat is morphan syndromMarfan syndromeA connective tissue, multisystemic disorder characterized by skeletal changes (arachnodactyly ; long limbs, joint laxity, pectus), cardiovascular defects (aortic aneurysm which may dissect, mitral valve prolapse), and ectopia lentis; autosomal dominant inheritance, caused by mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) on chromosome 15q.
Where is down syndrome on your body?
Down Syndrome Is In Your Brain.
How are finger prints inherited?
They are because most patrs of your body are inherited from your parents.
When was The Body-Hat Syndrome created?
The Body-Hat Syndrome was created on 1993-10-05.
In whales the pelvis and femur are?
body parts inherited from a distant ancestor that have not disapeared yet.
What is the disease were your insides grow but your body doesn't?
Morquio Syndrome. An example of this is in Freak The Mighty and Kevin is only about 2 feet tall and his heart gets too big for his body.
Body parts such as webbed feet are inherited or?
learned
When was Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome identified?
Hello, I see you are asking "What is ehlers danlos syndrome?" Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders that affect your connective tissues — primarily your skin, joints and blood vessel walls. Connective tissue is a complex mixture of proteins and other substances that provide strength and elasticity to the underlying structures in your body. For more information, you can visit this URL - skincarehealthcenter. com/condition/ehlers-danlos-syndrome/c/12004
What happens to the body that has down syndrome?
it turns into you.
What is burchette syndrome?
Behcet's syndrome, is a rare disorder that causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout your body.
