1. What does community participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) mean and how does that affect a homeowner? Communities (i.e., local governments) decide to participate in the NFIP, which enables property owners to purchase insurance protection against losses from flooding.
Print. Marfan syndrome in humans is caused by an abnormality of the connective tissue protein fibrillin. Patients are usually very tall and thin, with long spindly fingers, curvature of the spine, sometimes weakened arterial walls, and sometimes ocular problems, such as lens dislocation.rint. Marfan syndrome in humans is caused by an abnormality of the connective tissue protein fibrillin. Patients are usually very tall and thin, with long spindly fingers, curvature of the spine, sometimes weakened arterial walls, and sometimes ocular problems, such as lens dislocation.
Not everyone who has a mutation of this gene develops the symptoms of Marfan syndrome. Investigators have determined that most cases (> 95%) of Marfan syndrome occur due to mutation of the FBN1 gene located on the long arm (q) of chromosome 15 (15q21.1). Chromosomes, which are present in the nucleus of human cells, carry the genetic information for each individual.