According to an August 2008 article Phelps does not have Marfans Syndrome. Tests cleared Phelps of Marfan syndrome at the time, but doctors have urged vigilance and the American star still undergoes annual check-ups for the disease.
Here is a link to full article: http://www.theage.com.au/news/swimming/does-a-genetic-flaw-make-phelps-great/2008/08/15/1218307227410.html
Anyone can get Marfans syndrome, it is a genetic disorder.
I'm not a doctor...but my husband has marfans and TLE (temporal lobe epilepsy). I get the impression its not very common though.
No, it is a genetic disorder. You are born with it.
Michael Phelps definitly MIchael Phelps
Yes, he suffered from Marfans syndrome. That's why his skin looked so "plastic". Joey also had a mental illness called OCD and his eyes were very bad. The Ramones tour manager Monte Melnick was Joey's personal assistant for many years. NO! There is no evidence that he was ever diagnosed with Marfans syndrome, and he did not suffer from the most important disability related to Marfans which is a very specific heart condition. He was a diagnosed schizophrenic and had severe OCD.
Michael Phelps is 6'4
Michael Phelps is a swimmer.
No, Michael Phelps is an American swimmer.
Michael Phelps is not disabled...
You don't. Michael Phelps talks to you.
Marfan's syndrome is a genetic disorder, so one would inherit it from their biological parents. You can't "catch" marfans syndrome
Abraham Lincoln had it and Michael Phelps still has it. do any supermodels have mar fans syndrome