Fernando Borcel, Oregon State’s 7-1 freshman center...

Fernando Borcel, Oregon State’s 7-1 freshman center from Argentina, is suffering from Marfan syndrome, a genetic heart disease that could jeopardize his basketball career.

Examinations by three doctors revealed the disease, which is characterized by a weakening of the connective tissues in the heart and major blood vessels.

Volleyball player Flo Hyman died this year of Marfan syndrome.