Marfan Syndrome Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Marfan Syndrome, including details on genetics, causes, symptoms, treatment.

Volume 1 (2005), Issue 3 (March)

1. Improved outcome with composite graft versus homograft root replacement for children with aortic root aneurysms.
   Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 27(3): 420-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Splicing mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene associated with neonatal Marfan syndrome and severe pulmonary emphysema with tracheobronchomalacia.
   Pediatr Pulmonol, 39(4): 374-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Evaluation of left ventricular dimensions and function in Marfan's syndrome without significant valvular regurgitation.
   Am J Cardiol, 95(6): 795-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Dural ectasia: a likely cause of inadequate spinal anaesthesia in two parturients with Marfan's syndrome.
   Br J Anaesth, 94(4): 500-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Characterization of the symptoms associated with dural ectasia in the Marfan patient.
   Am J Med Genet A, 134(1): 58-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Bovine model of Marfan syndrome results from an amino acid change (c.3598G > A, p.E1200K) in a calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like domain of fibrillin-1.
   Hum Mutat, 25(4): 348-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Normal values of the sagittal diameter of the lumbar spine (vertebral body and dural sac) in children measured by MRI.
   Pediatr Radiol, 35(4): 419-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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