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 3 (2007), Issue 8 (August)

1. In vivo corneal confocal microscopy in marfan syndrome.
   Cornea, 26(7): 787-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The importance of mutation detection in Marfan syndrome and Marfan-related disorders: report of 193 FBN1 mutations.
   Hum Mutat, 28(9): 928. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Effect of mutation type and location on clinical outcome in 1,013 probands with Marfan syndrome or related phenotypes and FBN1 mutations: an international study.
   Am J Hum Genet, 81(3): 454-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Long-term predictors of descending aorta aneurysmal change in patients with aortic dissection.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 50(8): 799-804. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Homozygosity for a FBN1 missense mutation: clinical and molecular evidence for recessive Marfan syndrome.
   Eur J Hum Genet, 15(9): 930-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Search for correlations between FBN1 genotype and complete Ghent phenotype in 44 unrelated Norwegian patients with Marfan syndrome.
   Am J Med Genet A, 143(17): 1968-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Utility of molecular analyses in the exploration of extreme intrafamilial variability in the Marfan syndrome.
   Clin Genet, 72(3): 188-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Loss of elastic fiber integrity and reduction of vascular smooth muscle contraction resulting from the upregulated activities of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in the thoracic aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome.
   Circ Res, 101(5): 512-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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