Marfan's syndrome

Marfan's syndrome is characterized by extremely long fingers and toes, increased range of motion of joints, subluxationof ocular lenses, cataract formation at an early age, tendency to have bony deformities and thoracic aortic aneurysm. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant condition.


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