Saturday, March 12, 2011

Physical Symptoms of Marfan Syndrome

The major symptoms of Marfan Syndrome include the person having a tall, thin build, long arms, legs, fingers, toes and flexible joints, scoliosis (curving of the spine), pectus excavatum (sinking chest), pectus carinatum (rising chest), crowded teeth, and flat teeth.



"Scoliosis, Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Carinatum, Crowded Teeth, Flat Feet." National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Web. 12 Mar. 2011. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/mar/mar_signsandsymptoms.html>.

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