Marfan+Disease

=Marfan Disease= === Caused by: It's an inherited disease that damages the tissue that connects organs and other structures in the body. It's a dominant gene that isn't located in a sex gene and you only need one mutated gene to be affected by this disorder. ===

MM or Mm = marfan syndrome
mm = normal

Signs:
Symptoms: Treatments: There are some ways to help complications from this disease;but, there's no treatment for the disease itself. Also, there's therapy to help the complications. Intresting Facts:.
 * Tall and slender body
 * very long arms,fingers, and toes
 * concaved chest
 * high arched mouth with crowded teeth
 * heart murmurs
 * nearsighted
 * curved spine
 * flat feet [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhKstXVXg0KatV1efWwjO0Q2tc8SevTb12n7RbV40TtOPTJCxDSA width="275" height="183" align="right"]]
 * Cardiovascular complications
 * eye complications
 * lung complications
 * complications while pregnant
 * skeletal problems
 * Pulling a tooth from someone who has this disease can kill themFebruary is Marfan Syndrome awareness month
 * Abraham Lincoln suffered from this disease
 * Francesco Ramirez was the first to discover the gene that xarried Marfan
 * Michael Phelps has Marfans Syndrome [[image:http://www.clevelandleader.com/files/michael-phelps-marfans.JPG width="231" height="311" align="right"]]

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