Sufferers of it have a mutation in the gene that codes for fibrilin, which contributes to the durability and strength of connective tissue.
This disease shares many heritable conditions with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. It is caused by the presence of an autosomal dominant allele on chromosome 15, and many patients with this disease die from leaks to major arteries, such as the aorta. Sufferers of it have a mutation in the gene that codes for fibrilin, which contributes to the durability and strength of connective tissue. Sufferers of it are usually very tall and have extremely long limbs. For 10 points, name this disease, which may or may not have afflicted Abraham Lincoln.
This disease shares many heritable conditions with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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