Recent progress in understanding the natural and clinical histories of the Marfan syndrome.

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Over the past 4 decades, remarkable progress in understanding the cause, pathogenesis, and management of the MFS has led to an increase in life expectancy to near normal for most patients. Accompanying this increased life span has been the emergence of previously rare or unanticipated clinical problems. Despite much more detailed knowledge of the molecular, cellular, and tissue effects of a mutation in FBN1,...

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