http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/#comment-11911 Doctor: Man's Internal Organs Backwards Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:51:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/#comment-11911 [...] Her heart is in her back! She was on the list for a liver transplant the last time I heard. Here is a link to the article if anyone wants to take a look. Reply With Quote   [...] [...] Her heart is in her back! She was on the list for a liver transplant the last time I heard. Here is a link to the article if anyone wants to take a look. Reply With Quote   [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/#comment-11910 Man Still Alive at 34 Despite Heart Outside His Chest | Discoblog | Discover Magazine Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:47:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/#comment-11910 [...] Related Content: Discoblog: Child With Rare Disorder Has Backward Organs, Heart In Her Back [...] [...] Related Content: Discoblog: Child With Rare Disorder Has Backward Organs, Heart In Her Back [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/#comment-11909 Girl with misplaced organs has rare disease : Genetics & Health - Your Genes - Your Life - Your Health Wed, 27 May 2009 12:47:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/05/26/child-with-rare-disorder-has-backward-organs-heart-in-her-back/#comment-11909 [...] Bethany Jordan has an extremely rare genetic disorder called Ivemark Syndrome that is characterized by misplaced or mis-oriented organs, a poorly-formed cardiovascular system and an absent (asplenia) or multiple number of (polysplenia) spleens. Doctors diagnosed her condition through routine pregnancy scans and thought she would never survive birth. But her brain function was normal and her mother carried her to term. Since then, Bethany has survived life-saving surgeries on her liver, lungs and heart, but she’s still waiting for a liver transplant. [...] [...] Bethany Jordan has an extremely rare genetic disorder called Ivemark Syndrome that is characterized by misplaced or mis-oriented organs, a poorly-formed cardiovascular system and an absent (asplenia) or multiple number of (polysplenia) spleens. Doctors diagnosed her condition through routine pregnancy scans and thought she would never survive birth. But her brain function was normal and her mother carried her to term. Since then, Bethany has survived life-saving surgeries on her liver, lungs and heart, but she’s still waiting for a liver transplant. [...]

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