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Marfan Syndrome
. Ed(S): Robinson, Peter N.; Winzen, Matthias; Godfrey, Maurice
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Description for Marfan Syndrome
Hardback. Marfan Syndrome is a hereditary disorder of connective tissue which primarily affects the cardiovascular, skeletal, and ocular systems. This book presents an overview of clinical aspects of Marfan syndrome, FBN1 mutation analysis, the biology of fibrillin and fibrillin-containing microfibrils, and the molecular pathogenesis of the Marfan syndrome. Editor(s): Robinson, Peter N.; Winzen, Matthias; Godfrey, Maurice. Series: Medical Intelligence Unit. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Historical Introduction The Marfan Syndrome: From Clinical Delineation to Mutational Characterization, a Semiautobiographic Account VictorA. McKusick l n 1876, E. Williams, an ophthalmologistin Cincinnati, Ohio, described ectopia lentis in a brother and sister who were exceptionally tall and had been loosejointed from birth. I Although there is a Williams syndrome that has aortic manifestations (supravalvar aortic stenosis), the name Williams was never associated with the disorder we now call Marfan syndrome. The reason is clear: Williamswas geographically removed from the leading medical centers and published in the Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society; surely his report attracted little attention and ... Read more
Historical Introduction The Marfan Syndrome: From Clinical Delineation to Mutational Characterization, a Semiautobiographic Account VictorA. McKusick l n 1876, E. Williams, an ophthalmologistin Cincinnati, Ohio, described ectopia lentis in a brother and sister who were exceptionally tall and had been loosejointed from birth. I Although there is a Williams syndrome that has aortic manifestations (supravalvar aortic stenosis), the name Williams was never associated with the disorder we now call Marfan syndrome. The reason is clear: Williamswas geographically removed from the leading medical centers and published in the Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society; surely his report attracted little attention and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Medical Intelligence Unit
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306482380
SKU
V9780306482380
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