title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, The Farm Journal Building, 230 W Washington Sq, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA. cbridges@pahosp.com
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bridges
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000235:genetics; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000235:genetics*; D018450:Disease Progression; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D040582:Inheritance Patterns; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications