By: Carson Shaulis

Marfan syndrome is a heritable condition that affects the connective tissue. The purpose of connective tissue is to hold the body together and is the framework of the body for growth.

When you have marfan disease it is defective and the body doesn’t grow right or develop right.

It is sometimes inherited as a dominant trait. It is carried by a gene called FBN1, which encodes a connective protein called fibrillian-1.

It is on chromosome 15.

People have a pair of FBN1 genes.

People who have inherited one affected FBN1 gene from either parent will have Marfan's

If one of your parents have the disease then you have a fifty percent chance of getting the disease.

If neither of your parents have it then you have a 1 in 10,000 chance of getting it.

No cure however a range of treatment options can sometimes prevent the disease.

The right specialists will develop an individualized treatment program.

The approach the doctor uses depends on which systems have been affected.

National marfan foundation.

This foundatoin is all over the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetic_disorders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfan_syndrome

www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4672

http://www.marfan.org/marfan/