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Marfan syndrome

MONDO:0007947

A disorder of the connective tissue. Connective tissue provides strength and flexibility to structures throughout the body such as bones, ligaments, muscles, walls of blood vessels, and heart valves. Marfan syndrome affects most organs and tissues, especially the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart, and the large blood vessel that distributes blood from the heart to the rest of the body (the aorta). It is caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene, which provides instructions for making a protein called fibrillin-1. Marfan syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. At least 25% of cases are due to a new (de novo) mutation. Treatment is based on the signs and symptoms in each person.

Also known as: MFS, MFS1, Marfan syndrome, Marfan syndrome type 1, Marfan syndrome, type 1, Marfan's syndrome

20 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.

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Sub-types

Neonatal Marfan syndrome (0)

Broader categories

Disease (680) Musculoskeletal system disorder (207) Hereditary disease (176) Connective tissue disorder (68) Syndromic disease (25) Human disease (14) Skeletal system disorder (4) Disease of genetic or genomic mechanism (2) Marfan and Marfan-related disorder (1) Autosomal dominant disease (0)
Trials to join now! 7 Not yet recruiting 3 Not yet finished but already full! 5 Completed 5
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