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...ticularly the heart, eyes, bones, joints, and blood vessels, including the aorta. People with Marfan syndrome are often tall and thin, have very long arms, ...ed (passed from parent to child) and is caused by a mutation (change) in a gene called FBN1 {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]

...t). It can also form in the organs between the lungs, including the heart, aorta, and pulmonary artery, or in the diaphragm.  ...Some patients with pleuropulmonary blastoma have mutations (changes) in a gene called DICER1 {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]

...ental health]]. It is characterized by abnormal [[calcification]] in the [[aorta]] and [[cardiac valves]], dental anomalies, and progressive [[osteoporosis] Singleton Merten Syndrome is caused by mutations in the [[IFIH1]] gene. This gene provides instructions for making a protein that plays a critical role in th

* [[Aorta]] - the main artery in the body, carrying oxygenated blood from the heart t ...t, which increases resistance to blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta; commonly a birth defect or caused by scarring and calcium accumulation in

* [[Aorta]] - The largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of * [[Aortic aneurysm]] - An enlargement (dilation) of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size.