Bernard-Jean Antoine Marfan (June 20 1858-1942) was a French pediatrician. He was born in Castelnaudary (département Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) to Antoine Prosper and Adélaïde Thuries.
In 1896, Marfan described a hereditary disorder of connective tissue called the Marfan syndrome.
Further eponymous medical conditions named after Antoine Marfan include:
- Dennie-Marfan syndrome
- Marfan's hypermobility syndrome
- Marfan's law
- Marfan's sign
- Marfan's symptom
- Marfan-Madelung syndrome
See also
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