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Marfan Syndrome Wikipedia

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Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfan_syndrome

Description: Marfan syndrome is a genetic connective tissue disorder characterized by unusually long limbs and fingers. The disease also affects other structures and organs — including the lungs, eyes, heart, blood vessels and hard palate — in less visible ways. It is named after Antoine Marfan, the French pediatrician who first described it in 1896.

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Added: Sun Nov 19 2006