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.
Marfan Syndrome Causes: An Introduction. Marfan syndrome is caused by a defect (mutation) in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene. The FBN1 gene produces a protein that is essential for formatting the elastic fibers found in connective tissue. Although a Marfan syndrome diagnosis may not be made until later in life, people are born with the disease.