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An apparently healthy 24-year-old basket ball player dies suddenly during the game, when Aorta, the largest artery ruptures. A younger brother a nearsighted and has long and thin fingers and older sister extremely fall with long arms and legs. The older sister too has weakened aorta. All these have Marfan Syndrome

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Description: an apparently healthy 24 year old basket ball player dies suddenly during the game when aorta the largest artery ruptures a younger brother a nearsighted and has long and thin fingers and ol 10568

          An apparently healthy 24-year-old basket ball player dies suddenly during the game, when Aorta, the largest artery ruptures. A younger brother a nearsighted and has long and thin fingers and older sister extremely fall with long arms and legs. The older sister too has weakened aorta. All these have Marfan Syndrome

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An apparently healthy 24-year-old basket ball player dies suddenly during the game, when Aorta, the largest artery ruptures. A younger brother a nearsighted and has long and thin fingers and older sister extremely fall with long arms and legs. The older sister too has weakened aorta. All these have Marfan Syndrome