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Heterotaxy
Heterotaxy Het"er*o*tax`y, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? an arrangement,
fr. ? to arrange.] (Biol.)
Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form;
heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the
deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the
ordinary or typical arrangement.
Meaning of Heterotaxy from wikipedia
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Situs ambiguus (from Latin 'ambiguous site'), or
heterotaxy, is a rare
congenital defect in
which the
major visceral organs are
distributed abnormally...
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known as
Ivemark syndrome and
right atrial isomerism, is an
example of a
heterotaxy syndrome.
These uncommon congenital disorders are
characterized by defects...
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while reversal of some
organs but not
others is
called situs ambiguus or
heterotaxy.
Isolated reversal of the
heart with normally-patterned
viscera otherwise...
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require surgery to
correct them. In
rarer cases such as
situs ambiguus or
heterotaxy,
situs cannot be determined. In
these patients, the
liver may be midline...
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asplenia is rare.
There are two
distinct types of
genetic disorders:
heterotaxy syndrome and
isolated congenital asplenia.
polysplenia Acquired asplenia...
- (generic term)
Heterotaxia autosomal dominant type
Heterotaxy with
polysplenia or
asplenia Heterotaxy, visceral, X-linked
Hexosaminidases A and B deficiency...
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central apparatus, etc.) ****ociated with PCD. The role of DNAH5 in
heterotaxy syndromes and left-right
asymmetry is also
under investigation. At least...
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together are
called "polysplenia syndrome". ****ociated
conditions include heterotaxy syndrome,
intestinal malrotation,
situs inversus,
biliary atresia, and...
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findings is
known as
Kartagener syndrome), and
situs ambiguus (also
known as
Heterotaxy syndrome).
These left-right
anatomic abnormalities can also
result in...
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defect is ****ociated with
patients with Down
syndrome (trisomy 21) or
heterotaxy syndromes. 45% of
children with Down
syndrome have
congenital heart disease...
