This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Artifacts may reveal if Lincoln had Marfan's syndrome
A panel urged delaying genetic testing on Lincoln’s remains until methods improve. Hair strands might yield mitochondrial DNA to verify provenance, while broader gene mutation knowledge and authentication of other Lincoln specimens are needed before any destruction of materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Marfan’s Syndrome
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Marfan
National Museum of Health and Medicine
NMHM
Victor A. McKusick
Johns Hopkins University
Marian
Marc S. Mirozzi
Darwin Prockop
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia