[Familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections can be divided into three different main categories].

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Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) can be divided into three different main categories. 1. Inherited syndromes predisposing to TAAD such as Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (less than 5% of all TAAD). 2. Familial TAAD (FTAAD) with more than one affected family member (20 % of all TAAD). Inheritance shows an autosomal dominant pattern and there are no features...

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