The Marfan Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. It affects both genders and all ethnics. A genetic disorder means that the gene was passed down by a parent or the genes got changed. About 75% of cases the gene is passed down by parent but the other 25% neither parent has the gene, no one knows how exactly. If someone with Marfan Syndrome has kids they have a 50% chance on passing it down to their children. Marfan Syndrome is a case where the fifteenth gene, FBN1, is affected.
This syndrome affects a handful of thing both that you can see and some you can't. Some of the symptoms that you can see are that they are often quite taller than others their age, many have eyesight problems, scoliosis in the spine, a chest