Can Marfan Syndrome be caused by alcohlism?

Dr's answers only, please.

Absolutely not. Marfan Syndrome is a genetic disorder. Its congenital - you are born with it.

Unless you are talking about giving your unborn child Marfan's due to drinking? Now that is unlikely to happen, but there are cases of spontaneous genetic mutation that cause Marfan's. Usually, however, it is a dominant gene mutation passed on the parent to child. Its rare that it springs up out of the blue...

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