What is Marfan's syndrome?
A)a pleiotropic effect involving a dominant disease affecting collagen growth,tentatively identified by medical historians as having affected President Abraham Lincoln
B)a pleiotropic effect involving a recessive disease affecting red blood cell development,tentatively identified by medical historians as having caused a life long illness in Charles Darwin
C)a methylation effect involving bone growth tentatively identified by forensic anthropologists and common among the inhabitants of St.Catherines Island
D)a disease involving the growth of extra digits (fingers),caused by a dominant gene

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Marfan's syndrome is a genetic disorder involving the connective tissue, specifically a dominant mutation in the gene that produces fibrillin-1. It can affect many parts of the body, including the skeletal system, eyes, heart, and blood vessels. It is tentatively identified as having affected President Abraham Lincoln based on historical descriptions of his physical features.

What Is Marfan's Syndrome