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Is marfan syndrome preventable?
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Sometimes: Marfan syndrome is preventable when the adults who know they have Marfan syndrome thoughtfully choose not to have biological children (50% of their children would have the disease). Some cases are not preventable, such as the 20-30% of Marfan syndrome persons who have the disease from a new mutation (neither parent had a mutation).
Answered 1/15/2018
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No: There are no know means of preventing Marfan syndrome.
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