Scientists discover and name novel gene that governs left-right asymmetry within the human body (IMAGE)
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Chest X-ray of a control individual (left), with his heart pointing to the left (L), while the chest X-ray of a patient with heterotaxy (right) revealed that his heart is inversely positioned pointing instead to the right (R).
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Laboratory of Human Genetics and Therapeutics, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), A*STAR, Singapore
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