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Q. My neighbor's kid had a lens dislocation due to Marfan's disease. Is this a contagious thing? My neighbor's have a sweet 8 year old boy. he had a lens dislocation due to a connective tissue disease named Marfan (I think that the name). It sounds like a very serious condition. My boy is playing with this kid several hour a week. should I take him to the GP to see that his is not infected with this marfan thing?

A. Don't worry. Marfan's syndrome is a connective tissue disease that is genetic. This means that You can't "get" this disease. Either you are borne with it or you will never suffer from it.
lens dislocation is a known symptom of marfan's syndrome, and is not connected to infectious diseases.

Q. A friend of mine is suffering from Marfan's syndrome. Should she do any test to check for an aneurysm? My friend is 26 years old and suffers from Marfan's syndrome for all her life. She was told she has a greater risk factor for having an aneurysm. Does she needs any screening for this condition?

A. Screening for aneurysms should be done if someone has a greater risk for it. In this case your friend should go to her GP and he will advise her about the frequency of the screening test.

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Multi-Fineline Electronix (M-Flex) will tender an offer to acquire MFS Technology Ltd.
Heidi Birch, MFS director of nursing services and a member of the initial MFS team, said: "We hope that some of the patients with whom we have lost contact since their treatment in the 1980s and early 90s will join us to mark 18 years of treating infertility and the birth of almost 3,500 babies.
BOSTON -- MFS Investment Management([R]) (MFS([R])) announced today monthly distributions of the following closed-end funds, all with declaration dates of November 2, 2009, ex-dividend dates of November 10, 2009, record dates of November 13, 2009, and payable dates of November 30, 2009: [TABLE OMITTED] *Distributions from "other sources" may represent income and/or a non-taxable return of capital, which cannot be determined until the close of a fund's fiscal year-end.
 
 
 
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