Milewicz Dianna M, Cecchi Alana C
Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
The purpose of this overview is to: 1.. Define the clinical characteristics of thoracic aortic disease; 2.. Review the causes of heritable thoracic aortic disease; 3.. Provide a strategy for evaluation and genetic risk assessment for heritable thoracic aortic disease in a proband; 4.. Review management recommendations for individuals with heritable thoracic aortic disease; 5.. Inform genetic counseling and risk assessment in family members of a proband with heritable thoracic aortic disease.
