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The spectrum of syndromes and manifestations in individuals screened for suspected Marfan syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Dec 2008
Rybczynski Meike, Bernhardt Alexander M J, Rehder Uwe, Fuisting Bettina, Meiss Ludwig, Voss Ursula, Habermann Christian, Detter Christian, Robinson Peter N, Arslan-Kirchner Mine, Schmidtke Jörg, Mir Thomas S, Berger Jürgen, Meinertz Thomas, von Kodolitsch Yskert
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of Marfan syndrome (MFS) is based on evaluating a large number of clinical criteria. We have observed that many persons presenting in specialized centers for "Marfan-like" features do not have MFS, but exhibit a large spectrum of other syndromes. The spectrum of these syndromes and the distribution of "Marfan-like" features remain to be characterized. Thus, we prospectively evaluated 279 consecutive...
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