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Situs Inversus

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Definition: A congenital abnormality in which organs in the THORAX and the ABDOMEN are opposite to their normal positions (situs solitus) due to lateral transposition. Normally the STOMACH and SPLEEN are on the left, LIVER on the right, the three-lobed right lung is on the right, and the two-lobed left lung on the left. Situs inversus has a familial pattern and has been associated with a number of genes related to microtubule-associated proteins.     
Examples Dextrocardia; Levocardia 		Other names Inversus, Situs; Situs Inversus Viscerum
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Jeune syndrome situs inversus  0   *Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome *Situs Inversus.
Situs inversus totalis with cystic dysplasia of kidneys and pancreas  0   *Osteochondrodysplasias *Situs Inversus *Kidney Diseases, Cystic Pancreas/abnormalities.
Fraser Jequier Chen syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Osteochondrodysplasias *Situs Inversus.

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