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Right atrial isomerism (RAI) is a heterotaxy syndrome with disturbances in the left–right axis development, resulting in complex heart malformations and abnormal lateralization of other thoracic and abdominal organs. Although autosomal-recessive inheritance of heterotaxy syndrome is seen in multiple families, underlying gene defects have remained unknown. Here we identify the molecular genetic basis of a kindred with five siblings with RAI. Linkage analysis and positional candidate gene approach showed that the affected children were compound heterozygotes for truncating mutations in the  growth/differentiation factor 1  ( GDF1 ) gene. Individuals heterozygous for the mutations were clinically healthy. This finding, supported by the similar phenotype in  Gdf1  knockout mouse, provides firm evidence that RAI can occur as a recessively inherited condition, with  GDF1  as the culprit gene. The results will shed light on the biological basis of human laterality defects and facilitate molecular diagnosis of RAI.

Recessively inherited right atrial isomerism caused by mutations in growth/differentiation factor 1 ( GDF1 )