Marfan's syndrome differential diagnosis

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Editors-In-Chief: William James Gibson, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [1] ; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Cassandra Abueg, M.P.H. [2]

Differential Diagnosis

The following disorders have similar signs and symptoms of Marfan syndrome:

• Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly (CCA) or Beals Syndrome
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Homocystinuria
• Loeys-Dietz syndrome
• MASS phenotype
• Stickler syndrome