Racial Distribution of Heterotaxy Syndrome

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Congenital Disorders

In brief

Heterotaxy syndrome is a heterogeneous disease that is the result of a failure of normal right-left lateralization of the abdominal and thoracic organs during development. The major clinical manifestations include intestinal malrotation, functional asplenia and complex cyanotic heart disease. Hypothesis: There exists a yet, un-recognized, racial distribution in heterotaxy syndrome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00485654

Run by

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

People needed

65

Starts

1990-01-01

Expected to finish

2008-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-16

Who can join

Age: any, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All medical charts diagnosed clinically and at autopsy with heterotaxy syndrome, left atrial isomerism, right atrial isomerism or situs inversus totalis with congenital heart disease over a 16 consecutive year period at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.

You may not qualify if…

• Those who do not meet Inclusion Criteria

Where it is running

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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