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Cardiovascular characteristics in Marfan syndrome and their relation to the genotype.
Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van Belgie - 1 Jan 2009
De Backer J
Abstract excerpt
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a systemic disorder of connective tissue with autosomal dominant inheritance. The diagnosis of MFS is based on the identification of a combination of clinical manifestations in the ocular, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular organ systems defined in the Ghent Nosology (De Paepe et al, 1996). Confirmation of the diagnosis in an individual requires the presence of major clinical...
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