Cardiovascular Manifestation of a Family with Marfan’s Syndrome

Marfan’s syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder associated with autosomal dominant inheritance. In MFS, the most prevalent cause of death is cardiovascular involvement. Here we introduce a family with a severe penetration of MFS. Eleven members of this family have MFS (father, two daughters, three son...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hossein Davari, Toba Kazemi, Hossein Alimirzaei, Mohamad Reza Rezvani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/198