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Epidemiology

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  • affects 1 in 3,300 patients worldwide, regardless of sex, ethnic origin or race
  • are currently an estimated 18,000 patients with Marfan syndrome in the UK alone
  • cardiac involvement causes death at an early age (average 44)

Reference:

  • 1) BHF (November 2009). Marfan syndrome.

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