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Chromosome: #15
Protein Name: Fibrillin is a protein within the elastic properties of connective tissue, but the biochemical abnormality that leads to Marfan syndrome is not well understood. Biochemical defects are thought to involve the synthesis, secretion and incorporation of fibrillin into connective tissue.
Disorder Type: Gene
- autosomal dominant
- due to insertion
Marfan Syndrome