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Health-related quality of life is unimpaired in children and adolescents with Marfan syndrome despite its distinctive phenotype.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Mar 2016
Mueller Goetz C, Steiner Kristoffer, Wild Jeske M, Stark Veronika, Kozlik-Feldmann Rainer, Mir Thomas S
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AIM: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a progressive, life-threatening genetic disorder of the connective tissue, which causes impaired quality of life (QoL) in adults. This study investigated the quality of life in children and adolescents, taking into account their gender, age and how MFS affected their organs. METHODS: This prospective nonrandomised single-centre study included 46 patients with verified MFS with a mean...
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