Marfan syndrome

genetic disorder of the connective tissue
MedicalCondition designated_intractable_rare_disease Q208562
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Marfan syndrome

Summary

Marfan syndrome is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,191 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marfan syndrome's instance of is recorded as designated intractable/rare disease[3].
  • Marfan syndrome's instance of is recorded as rare disease[4].
  • Marfan syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[5].
  • Marfan syndrome's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[6].
  • Antoine Marfan is named after Marfan syndrome[7].
  • Marfan syndrome is a type of marfanoid[8].
  • Marfan syndrome is a type of connective tissue disease[9].
  • Marfan syndrome is a type of eye disease[10].
  • Marfan syndrome is a type of disease[11].
  • Marfan syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Marfan syndrome[12].
  • Marfan syndrome's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as A90[13].
  • Marfan syndrome's afflicts is recorded as connective tissue[14].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as dolichostenomelia[15].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as flat feet[16].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as mitral valve prolapse[17].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as scoliosis[18].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as pectus excavatum[19].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as pectus carinatum[20].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as aortic aneurysm[21].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as aortic dissection[22].
  • Marfan syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as ectopia lentis[23].
  • Marfan syndrome's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4792[24].
  • Marfan syndrome's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 759.82[25].
  • Marfan syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C34807[26].
  • Marfan syndrome's health specialty is recorded as medical genetics[27].

Why It Matters

Marfan syndrome ranks in the top 5% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,191 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . nanbyou.or.jp. Retrieved . nanbyou.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . marfan.org. Retrieved . marfan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . marfan.org. Retrieved . marfan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . my.clevelandclinic.org. Retrieved . my.clevelandclinic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved . nhlbi.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved . nhlbi.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved . nhlbi.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved . nhlbi.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved . nhlbi.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . omim.org. Retrieved . omim.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Retrieved . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Named after Antoine Marfan
    Health specialty medical genetics
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