Talking to your doctor about genetic testing is important if you or other family members with AD are under 50 years of age.
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If you or any family member develop aortic dissection below the age of 50, then the recommendation is to check the remaining family members, men and women, for a genetic mutation. This happens through, it would start with your GP who would then refer you to a geneticist or if there is an aortic geneticist to check a panel of genes that may be implicated in the pathology of aortic dissection.
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