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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2013 Sep 2;74(5):494–502. doi: 10.1038/pr.2013.147

Table 3.

Phenotypes of E17.5 Zic3 hypomorphs from six litters

Number of embryos Overall Phenotype Cardiac Phenotype
7 Normal (situs solitus) Normal (levocardia)
1 Exencephaly. Normal otherwise. Normal (levocardia)
1 Right pulmonary isomerism; asplenia, stomach on left Mesocardia, TGA, right atrial isomerism, AVSD and symmetrical venous valves
1 Right pulmonary isomerism; asplenia. Stomach on right. Intestines malpositioned outside of liver. Anal atresia Mesocardia, TGA, right atrial isomerism, AVSD and symmetrical venous valves
1 Right pulmonary isomerism; asplenia. Stomach large and centrally-located. Mesocardia, TGA, right atrial isomerism, AVSD and symmetrical venous valves
1 Situs ambiguus. Lungs abnormally multi-lobed but not symmetrical. DORV with VSD. Normal otherwise (levocardia)
1 Situs ambiguus. Lungs abnormally multi-lobed but not symmetrical. Intestinal atresia. Bottom of heart flat. Single ventricle. Single atrium (right). Only one set of A/V valves. Right descending aorta. Anteriorly-positioned aorta.
1 Situs ambiguus. Lungs abnormally multi-lobed but not symmetrical. Severe exencephaly & anterior neural tube closure defect. Microcephaly and facial malformations (low ears, no eyes). Mesocardia, large RA, small LA. AVSD. Right descending aorta.
1 Situs ambiguus. Lungs abnormally multi-lobed but not symmetrical. Severe exencephaly & anterior neural tube closure defect. Microcephaly and facial malformations (low-set ears, no eyes). Rib dysplasia. Large RA, small LA. AVSD. Right descending aorta. TGA.
1 Situs ambiguus. Lungs abnormally multi-lobed but not symmetrical. Severe exencephaly & anterior neural tube closure defect. Microcephaly and facial malformations (low-set ears, no eyes). Rib dysplasia. AVSD. Right descending aorta. TGA.
1 Pulmonary and abdominal situs inversus. Dextrocardia. Anteriorly-positioned aorta. DORV with subaortic VSD.
1 Pulmonar and abdominal situs inversus; Microphthalmia. Dextrocardia. Anteriorly-positioned aorta. DORV with subaortic VSD.