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Michael Phelps; disputed by Phelps [85] Sergei Rachmaninoff ; [ 104 ] [ 105 ] [ 106 ] disputed: "Rachmaninov did not clearly exhibit any of the other clinical characteristics typical of Marfan's. Nor did he express any of the clinical effects of a Marfan-related syndrome".
Michael Fred Phelps II [5] (born June 30, 1985) [6] is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time [ 7 ] with a total of 28 medals. [ 8 ]
Heritable connective tissue diseases are rare, each disorder estimated at one to ten per 100,000, of which Marfan syndrome is the most common. It is carried by the FBN1 gene on chromosome 15, which encodes the connective protein fibrillin-1, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] inherited as a dominant trait.
Michael Phelps revealed in September 2016 that he doesn’t “ever travel” with his medals, which include 23 gold, three silver and two bronze, totaling 28 trophies.
Recent additions have added Michael Phelps to the list of well known people who have or are believed to have Marfan’s. One edit was uncited, one was incorrectly cited, and the most recent one (now removed) cited something called "clevelandleader.com" ( The Cleveland Leader ), a website which appears to be a news blog.
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The Foundation provides information about Marfan syndrome and funds research for the purposes of saving lives and improving the quality of life for people affected by the condition which is a genetic connective tissue disorder. The Foundation also lobbies Congress to fund Marfan syndrome research and engages in its own fundraising activities. [1]
Michael Phelps medals. All told, Phelps' 23 gold medals account for an astounding 82.1% of his all-time Olympic medal count. Perhaps more impressively, Phelps won at least four gold medals in four ...