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Antoine Marfan - Definition and Overview

Bernard-Jean Antoine Marfan (June 20 1858-1942) was a French pediatrician. He was born in Castelnaudary (département Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) to Antoine Prosper and Adélaïde Thuries.

In 1896, Marfan described a hereditary disorder of connective tissue called the Marfan syndrome.

Further eponymous medical conditions named after Antoine Marfan include:

  • Dennie-Marfan syndrome
  • Marfan's hypermobility syndrome
  • Marfan's law
  • Marfan's sign
  • Marfan's symptom
  • Marfan-Madelung syndrome

See also


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