For 10 points, Michael Phelps and Abraham Lincoln are commonly misidentified as sufferers of what syndrome?
The causal gene for this disease was identified by Francesco Ramirez in 1991. It is caused by a defect in the production of the glycoprotein fibrillin-1, which is needed in the genesis of elastin fibers. This disease affects all connective tissue, but its most common symptoms include a dilated (*) aorta and abnormally long, slender extremities. For 10 points, Michael Phelps and Abraham Lincoln are commonly misidentified as sufferers of what syndrome?
The causal gene for this disease was identified by Francesco Ramirez in 1991.
{Marfan} Syndrome