Symptoms: Tall, thin stature ~ Long fingers ~ Unusually long arms and legs ~ Curvature of the spine
Chest bone that curves inward or outward ~ Flat feet or high arches ~ Nearsightedness
Weakening of the connective tissue, most dangerously of the aorta

For medical information about Marfan syndrome, visit the National Marfan Foundation

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Links to general information about the Marfan syndrome

The Marfan syndrome is a heritable condition that affects the connective tissue. Read the full definition at National Marfan Foundation's definition

Healthopedia's entry for Marfan syndrome written in plain English!
Search MedLine for abstracts of articles in the medical literature
(Use the term Marfan to search)
Your Genes Your Health Video clips about the syndrome from the DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
What is the Marfan syndrome? a visual tour from the Children's Heart Institute
Marfan syndrome from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Marfan syndrome from the Online Mendelian Inheritance of Man (OMIM) database
Pediatricians' Health Supervision for Children with the Marfan Syndrome from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Marfan syndrome from Genetic Drift
The revised diagnostic criteria for the Marfan syndrome (1996)

For medical information about the Marfan syndrome that is currently approved by the Professional Advisory Board of the National Marfan Foundation, see the NMF website.

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