One of the author's previously published articles is inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 174-191. / xi, 213 leaves, [15] leaves of plates : / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / A clinical and molecular study of patients with unequivocal Marfan sydnrome, or with an undiagnosed connective tissue disorder with some features in common with Marfan syndrome. Presents the phenotype of six Marfan patients with an FBN1 mutation, patients with Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome or furlong syndrome, and two children with congenital aneurysms. Details the molecular screening of 44% of the FBN1 gene coding sequence for putative mutations. / Thesis (M.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Paediatrics, 1995