February 5th, 2007 by 
Jeanette
Nashuatelegraph.com: Local/Regional
Q. Some people say Lincoln’s signature lankiness and oddly shaped face were really symptoms of Marfan Syndrome, is this true or was he just tall?
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A. Since Marfan Syndrome was not discovered until 1896, Lincoln would not have known about it. He was always conscious of his unusual height, describing himself as being “6 foot 4, nearly.†Lincoln did exhibit some of the symptoms of Marfans’, like extreme height, long hands and feet, but there is still some controversy over whether a Marfan’s diagnosis is correct. The experts don’t agree.
Which experts?
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July 30th, 2006 by Jeanette
Maya sent me this. I really like the shot.
It’s another day today already. Time went by fast. I know I’ve been lax about categorizing these posts. I’ll do that some day, perhaps during a class or a boring phone call. It’s been fun, as usual! My next post won’t make any sense to people reading this for Marfan stuff. It’s just part of the Blogathon. Unless you come by specifically for the post, just pay it no never mind.
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June 19th, 2006 by Jeanette
Winston-Salem Journal | Presidents under their doctors’ microscopes
The emotional equanimity of America is determined by many factors, one being the physical health of its reigning president. As a result, there has been an abiding interest - some say a morbid one - in the president’s state of health. And the White House has generally been responsive in releasing all clinical data pertaining to the chief executive’s medical status.
This has not always been so.
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February 8th, 2006 by Jeanette
“When people debate the greatest presidents in American history, Abraham Lincoln invariably makes the short list. Often, he tops it. His leadership, vision and strength are beyond dispute and enduring.
So too, it seems, are the man’s physical ailments, real and hypothesized.”
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November 18th, 2004 by Jeanette
Patients facing a long reach into the future “Marfan in the 21st century has a very different prognosis from the one it had at the time of Lincoln’s birth to illiterate parents in a log cabin at the start of the nineteenth century.”
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