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Diagnosis and management of Marfan syndrome.
Current sports medicine reports - 1 Jan 2000
Iams Helen D
Abstract excerpt
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a relatively common inherited connective tissue disorder with significant morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of this syndrome can be difficult, as many of the findings of MFS are present in other syndromes, as well as in the general population. MFS is diagnosed using the Ghent criteria, a group of clinical findings that are specific for MFS. Children and adolescents can pose diagnostic...
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