I am born with my heart on my right and appendix on my left and all my internal organs the other way round.Why is that and how many people in this world have the same order.
2007-01-17 00:29:18 · 4 answers · asked by tokcha 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus is a rare heart condition characterized by abnormal positioning of the heart. In this condition, the tip of the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest. Additionally, the position of the heart chambers as well as the visceral organs such as the liver and spleen is reversed (situs inversus). Most affected individuals can live a normal life without associated symptoms or disability.
Dextrocardia without situs inversus is found in 1 person in 29,000.
Dextrocardia with situs inversus occurs in 1 person in 8,500.
It happens when each parent carries a gene for the disorder: each of their children has a 1 in 4 chance (1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4) of having the anomaly.
The chance of a person with dextrocardia having a child with the same condition depends on their partner's genes: if the other individual is a carrier, there's a 50% chance of their child being affected.
If the other person is not a carrier, then every child will be a carrier, but none will have the disorder.
I hope this helps.
2007-01-17 00:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by angel_life_paradise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yo have "situs inversus" or "situs transverse", a relativelly rare congenital malformation - I think lless than 1 to 10000 or 1 to 15000 people have this phenomenon- it's no actually a disease.
2007-01-17 00:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by chefeclin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sry dear...dunno th exact figure...but i know maybe 5-6 people who have this and they live normal healthy lives....i wish u luck and good health...ur one in a million!
2007-01-17 00:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by lilbit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enter dextrocardia into google or webmd.
2007-01-17 00:33:48 · answer #4 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋