Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable multisystemic disorder with a spectrum of clinical manifestations primarily linked to variants in the Fibrillin-1 ...

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 ...

Those close to Jonathan Gant say he’s a man with a big heart—and now it needs mending. On Dec. 24, his life changed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Talfirastide is under clinical development by Constant Therapeutics and currently in Phase II for Ischemic Stroke.

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

"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 ...

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 ...