Situs inversus is a congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions, the normal arrangement being known as situs solitus. Many people with situs inversus have no medical symptoms resulting from the condition, although cardiac problems are the most common complication. Before the advent of modern medicine, it was usually undiagnosed.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
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Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
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Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
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Situs inversus is generally an autosomal recessive genetic condition, although it can be X-linked or found in identical "mirror image" twins.
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