Part 1: mutation story
- I was mutated as a gene and caused a increase in the protein called TGF-B or transforming growth factor beta
- It was inherited from parents
- It made his arms longer he became more flexible and gave him a tall thin build
- The boy’s name was Tommy he was born with Marfan syndrome. He was forced to take medication to keep his blood pressure low to reduce the strain on the aorta though he did have to do usual checkups with doctors to see if there was any damage on his aorta. At the age 20 he was taken in for surgery to repair his aorta it was common for people with Marfan syndrome to go in for surgery since people with Marfan syndrome eventually require surgery even if they were taking medication. The surgery was successful and he managed to live to the age of 74 before dying to a heart attack.
Part 2:
- The rarity, causes, effects and treatment for marfan syndrome
- I used word to right down my answers than copy and pasted them to my blog
- I asked questions about the syndrome than researched those questions and using that information I told a story about the syndrome.
- I looked at numerous websites to see the information that they told me then compared the information that I got from those websites to see if they were similar and they were.
- It was pretty easy since there were numerous websites that gave me a lot of details and information about this syndrome