How to Use Marfan syndrome in a Sentence

Marfan syndrome

noun
  • With treatment, a person diagnosed with Marfan syndrome can expect to live as long as someone without the disease.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Weil emphasizes that Larson's tragic death helped others who were also unknowingly living with Marfan syndrome.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Marfan syndrome is a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder that affects connective tissue, the fibers that support and anchor organs, according to Mayo Clinic.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Shortly after, he was diagnosed with neonatal Marfan syndrome and admitted to the NICU with serious health challenges.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Neonatal Marfan's is characterized by a severe presentation of Marfan syndrome in early infancy and rapid progression during childhood, according to the Marfan Foundation.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • However, Larson died the night of the final rehearsal and just one day before Rent's first Off-Broadway preview performance, at the age of 35, from an aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan syndrome.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026

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