The standard treatment for the connective tissue disorder Marfan's syndrome (MFS) is β-blockade, aimed at reducing aortic wall stress. Angiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors (AT 1 and AT 2 ...

Zoe Ridgway, 32, mother to 12-year-old Sofia, was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome at the age of 12, following an initial misdiagnosis of anorexia due to her "skinny and lanky" frame. The condition ...

Ingmar Staufenbiel; Christian Hauschild; Bärbel Kahl-Nieke; Eva Vahle-Hinz; Yskert von Kodolitsch; Maike Berner; Oskar Bauss; Werner Geurtsen; Alexander Rahman Therefore, the objective of the ...

Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a disorder of the connective tissues. Alterations of the elastic fibers may manifest in different tissues especially in the skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular ...

Due to a rare congenital genetic disorder, a 14-year-old boy has grown nearly 2 meters tall but suffers from severe scoliosis ...

Loeys-Dietz syndrome was identified in 2005 by then Johns Hopkins researcher Bart Loeys, M.D., Ph.D., and Hal Dietz, who directs Johns Hopkins' research on Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder ...

The NBA has honored a young man whose dream to play professional basketball was shattered by disease. On Thursday, as dozens ...

Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have uncovered a ...

Related: Record-breaking human bodies from around the world Sophie was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome at eight months and looks down on her 5'10" dad Ian, 5'4" mum Lorraine, both 44, and her 4'7 ...

This clinic also focuses on cardiovascular complaints of patients with genetic syndromes such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Williams syndrome and ...

"I didn't realise but I was born to perform," Javier says. "I have a disease called Marfan syndrome. It makes people skinnier, taller, and very flexible." "So I was all my life very flexible ...