CCLE

Question 1

Marfan syndrome is a _______ tissue disorder

Answer 1

connective

Question 2

is a connective tissue disorder which is primarily caused by the mutations in the _____ gene which encodes a protein called ______.

Answer 2

FBN1, fibrillin-1

Question 3

type of marfan syndrome

Answer 3

autosomal dominant

Question 4

a swishing or whooshing
sound when blood irregularly flows over your heart valves

Answer 4

Heart murmur

Question 5

sensations or feelings of racing or thumping heart.

Answer 5

palpitations

Question 6

2 sounds of murmur

Answer 6

dub, lub

Question 7

a condition when the fingers and toes are abnormally long and thin

Answer 7

Arachnodactyly

Question 8

is a heart valve condition that occurs when the aortic valve fails to close properly.

Answer 8

Aortic regurgitation

Question 9

creates images of the heart using high-frequency sound waves or ultrasound

Answer 9

Echocardiogram

Question 10

The flaps on the valve might fail to open and close correctly in between heartbeats, which could result in blood leaking backward through the valve and into the left atrium

Answer 10

Mitral valve prolapse

Question 11

The gene that encodes production for fibrillin-1

Answer 11

FBN1 Gene