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What are the differences between marfan syndrome and ehler-danlos syndrome?
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Some similarities: Ehler-danlos syndrome is a group of disorders, caused by a different mutation than the one that causes Marfan syndrome. Some types of ehler-danlos syndrome also have rupture of the aorta as a potential problem. Ehler-danlos patients can have some skeletal features similar to those of Marfan patients.
Answered 2/18/2015
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Similar: Both are types of connective tissue disorders. In Marfan's it affect the heart and aortic valves. In ehlers-danlos the issue is defective collagen which affect the joints, but can also affect the vessels making them more susceptible to trauma and injury.
Answered 2/18/2015
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