Situs viscerum specularis in monozygotic twins.
A case is reported of a 14-year old male MZ twin pair, with only one partner affected by situs viscerum inversus, whereby the condition is termed situs viscerum specularis. The high degree of mirror imaging is seen as an abnormal variation of the biological time of the cleavage giving rise to MZ twinning. Electrocardiographic findings are presented and the biological implications of the condition are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000503:physiopathology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014427:Twins; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic