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A member asked:
Was always tall but now almost 40 & am growing taller. what's wrong? no acromegaly symptoms other than height grow. would marfans been dx by this age?
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It looks like: it can be diagnosed. Check this link. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3495711
Answered 9/28/2015
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Is Marfans discovered @ an early age w/ symptoms seen early or can abnormal tallness come about later in life like almost 2 decades after puberty ends?
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