Abraham Lincoln, who would have celebrated his 209th ... These unique descriptors have led doctors to wonder if Lincoln perhaps had Marfan syndrome, a relatively rare genetic condition that ...

Did Abe Lincoln have Marfan syndrome? We still don’t know for sure. But even without an answer, the debate about Abraham Lincoln’s appearance continues to raise public awareness of a condition ...

For years, some doctors have believed Lincoln had Marfan syndrome, which affects the body’s connective tissue and causes long limbs. “With Abraham Lincoln, he was tall; he was very big ...

Historians have long puzzled over whether Abraham Lincoln might have had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome, but new research has members of the beloved president's family tree wondering if ...

Marfan syndrome is best known as the suspect behind Abraham Lincoln’s gangly build. But for thousands of people in the United States, the genetic disease means living with the threat that their ...

He did all this despite suffering agonizing complications from a severe form of Marfan syndrome, a genetic mutation historians believe affected Abraham Lincoln and ancient Egyptian pharaoh ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Historians have long puzzled about whether Abraham Lincoln might have had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome, but new research has members of the beloved president's family ...

Marfan syndrome is an inherited, or genetic, disease that affects your body's connective tissue, which gives strength, support, and elasticity to tendons, cartilage, heart valves, blood vessels ...

Marfan syndrome affects the body's connective tissue, which provides structural support to organs and tissues. Individuals with the condition often experience issues in the heart, eyes, blood ...

Danny Saksenberg, from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues explored the potential of AI in diagnosing Marfan syndrome from ordinary online facial images.

Marfan syndrome is a genetic condition. It occurs because of a mutation (change) in one of your genes that develops before you’re born. It’s a type of connective tissue disorder, meaning it affects ...

The interesting coincidence of the publication of two similar case reports of Marfan's syndrome in this issue of the Journal calls attention to the employment and traumatic complications that may ...