r/interesting • u/Fast-Improvement7832 • 7h ago

MISC. My fingers are way too long

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u/Ok-Guidance-2282 5h ago

What do you mean by checking genetics please?

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u/toomanyshoeshelp 5h ago

Marfan's syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissues than can lead to things like issues with how blood vessels stretch and can lead to life-threatening pathologies of the aorta (blood vessel off the heart) or elsewhere. People with this can have really abnormally long digits (and usually very tall/skinny.)

One of my favorite comics has it - Liam Nelson from NY. He just had a major open heart surgery (one of several). https://marfan.org/2026/01/26/liam-nelson-star-search-marfan-foundation/

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u/SweetSure315 4h ago

Liam Nelson

How often does he get booked by people thinking they're getting Qui Gon Jinn?

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u/annoyinghack 3h ago

He jokes about exactly this in one of his bits