It is important for anyone to be educated about Marfan Syndrome. Knowing and understanding this helps to make it less scary for people who are involved into this. This will help you to understand this clear and know what is it.

Symptoms

Heart murmurs 

Flat feet 

Tall and slender build 

High, arched palate and crowded teeth 

Unusually flexible joints

Long and narrow face

Scoliosis 

Sunken chest/ protruding chest

A dislocated lens with both eyes or either just one.

Stretch marks on the skin

Lung problems ( rarely ) 

People with Marfan syndrome are tall with skinny arm and legs. 

Symptoms

This one is more current because its an inherited disorder of the connective tissue *That is when it helps protect and support the parts of the body.

It could also have a rich blood supply or can be like cartilage. It also doesn’t contain no blood vessels. * This is an autosomal dominant condition that occurs one in like every 10,000 to around 20,000 individuals.

It occurs in both equally genders *female and male * Also appears all races equally. It also occurs in one 20,000 live births

How often does this occur ?

The tests are based on a person’s medical and family history. There is no single test that can diagnose the syndrome so they used multiple. Their doctor will use a set of guidelines that is called the Ghent criteria that will help. 

The test that can be used for Marfan syndrome can be echocardiogram which is a cardiac ultrasound

electrocardiogram which goes by EKG or ECG. 

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.MRI  * 

The computed tomography CT * 

Test that will be implied

Chromosome 15 is to contain 600 to 700 genes and those provide those instructions for making the protein. 

This is from the misshapen proteins from when the mutated gene that weakens the tendons, ligaments, and many other connective tissues in the body. 

Cause of the genetic

The most serious is the cardiovascular system. The person that has this Marfan could develop aortic aneurysms. From that is can keep leading onto the aortic dissection which is to tear or rupture.  

The cardiovascular system is where its composted of the heart and to the blood vessels. The purpose of it is to provide nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and it will also remove wastes from the tissues.  That is where it also where the body fights the infections. 

There is a 50% chance that the person is at risk of passing it down. 

Long Term Effects and Possibilties

Doctors could recommend blood pressure medicine. That is for it to relieve any strain on or for it to the building of the aorta. They will help your heartbeat stay slow and for it to be with less force. There is no cure for it.  There is a treatment that is focusing on preventing the various complication of that disease. 

Treatments