The Genes That Could Cancel Out a Fatal Diagnosis

Ludivine Verboogen and Romain Alderweireldt's son was diagnosed with neonatal Marfan syndrome, a genetic condition with a poor prognosis. Researchers are exploring modifier genes that could mitigate such genetic disorders, as some individuals with harmful mutations remain healthy. The couple identified 122 people with Marfan mutations but no symptoms, including 24 with the neonatal variant.