ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.100, sa.5, ss.1604-1612, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. Hereditary factors play an important etiologic role in thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), with a number of genes proven to predispose to this condition. We initiated a clinical program for routine genetic testing of individuals for TAAD by whole exome sequencing (WES). Here we present our initial results.