https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb A Rare, Creepy, Cool, and Mysterious Disorder. en-us 2019-02-20 19:39:03 UTC 2025-12-21 06:33:13 UTC hello@padlet.com mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333360599 Marfan Syndrome is a genetic disorder; It affects the body's connective tissue.]]> 2019-02-20 19:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333360599 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333363260 Connective Tissue is the tissue that connects, supports, binds, and/or separates other tissues and organs. ]]> 2019-02-20 19:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333363260 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333703510 A Mutation in the gene that controls how the body makes fibrillin ( the main source of protein in the connective tissue ). It typically is inherited from their parents.]]> 2019-02-21 16:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333703510 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333706952 2019-02-21 16:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333706952 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333708679 Marfan Syndrome is diagnosed by heart tests. Doctors check the heart valves and the size of the aorta. Other ways of heart tests include using computerized tomography ( CT ) scans and magnetic resonance imaging.]]> 2019-02-21 16:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333708679 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333711923 Marfan Syndrome is rare and fewer than 200,000 cases are reported in the US. The estimated occurance is once in every 10,000 to 20,000 individuals.]]> 2019-02-21 16:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/333711923 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334930271 The condition is inherited by a Autosomal dominant pattern ( One copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder ) 25% of Marfan Syndrome cases have been caused by mutation in the FBN1 Gene ( an important protein in the human body )]]> 2019-02-25 16:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334930271 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334936085 2019-02-25 16:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334936085 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334937384 People with Marfan Syndrome don't exactly have "assistance." Rather, they check in with doctors often to check blood pressure and they do heart tests. However, since there is no cure for this syndrome, there isn't much that can be done aside from just being careful. Since weak spots on the body's largest artery can kill someone within just minutes, and Marfan-Syndrome makes these almost inevitable. ]]> 2019-02-25 16:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334937384 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334943374 2019-02-25 16:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334943374 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334944375 In some ways, Marfan Syndrome can be prevented. Some treatments help delay or prevent complications. ]]> 2019-02-25 16:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334944375 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334946458 People CAN have children if they have Marfan Syndrome. However, that child is more than likely to have complications...]]> 2019-02-25 16:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334946458 mp3571 https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334946999 Javier Botet, is an actor and director who has Marfan Syndrome. He has made and has been in many horror films, and definatly makes the movies 200x scarier with his weird movements.]]> 2019-02-25 16:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mp3571/j5ba1hu83lhb/wish/334946999