| 11. | Misexpression experiments show that lack of Cerberus expression on the right side can result in situs inversus and cardiovascular malformations.
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| 12. | Flashbacks reveal that Ah-sheng's true identify is Renfeng, who did not die from Drizzle's sword because he has situs inversus.
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| 13. | About 25 % of individuals with situs inversus have an underlying condition known as primary ciliary dyskinesia ( PCD ).
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| 14. | If they do, they are said to have Kartagener syndrome, characterized by the triad of situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis.
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| 15. | Situs inversus also complicates organ transplantation operations as donor organs will more likely come from situs solitus ( normal ) donors.
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| 16. | PCD is a dysfunction of the embryological development, and so embryos with PCD have a 50 % chance of developing situs inversus.
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| 17. | However, the orientation of these vessels in a person with situs inversus is reversed, necessitating steps so that the blood vessels join properly.
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| 18. | Complete reversal of all organs is known as situs inversus, while reversal of some organs but not others is called situs ambiguus or heterotaxy.
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| 19. | There is a 5 10 % prevalence of congenital heart disease in individuals with situs inversus totalis, most commonly transposition of the great vessels.
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| 20. | In the most common situation, situs inversus totalis, it involves complete transposition ( right to left reversal ) of all of the abdominal organs.
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