The first account of a death from this disease was provided in 1761 by Giovanni Morgagni, whose case history involved a prostitute who died while practicing her profession. Death results when the lining of the aorta ruptures, and it has recently been found to be connected to a defective gene on chromosome 15 which controls production of fibrillin. 
The first account of a death from this disease was provided in 1761 by Giovanni Morgagni, whose case history involved a prostitute who died while practicing her profession. Death results when the lining of the aorta ruptures, and it has recently been found to be connected to a defective gene on chromosome 15 which controls production of fibrillin. FTP, identify this disease, named for a French scientist who described it in 1896, which became prominent with the deaths of Flo Hyman, Chris Patton, and speculation that Abraham Lincoln had it.
The first account of a death from this disease was provided in 1761 by Giovanni Morgagni, whose case history involved a prostitute who died while practicing her profession.
{Marfan} syndrome