Marfan syndrome
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Marfan syndrome
Named after Antonin Bernard Marfan (1858–1942), French pediatrician, who described it in 1892
Example Sentences
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Marfan syndrome, a condition caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene, typically makes people grow taller than average.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
But he did want a romantic partner he’d never had, in part because of a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome that makes traditional dating tough for him.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
He has been left with an abnormally curved spine, one of the prominent symptoms of his condition, Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting the body's connective tissues.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
Some inherited disorders, like Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, may increase a person’s chances of developing an aortic aneurysm.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022
Other genetic diseases that are inherited in this pattern are achondroplastic dwarfism, Marfan syndrome, and Huntington’s disease.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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