Marfan Syndrome and Your Heart
March 1, 2022
Marfan Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder affecting about one in 5,000 people in the U.S. People born with this inherited condition have a mutation in the FBN1 gene that makes fibrillin, the substance that gives the strength and elasticity of our connective tissue. In short, without this gene, the connective tissues holding together our bones, tendons, cartilage, teeth,