Genetics and Molecular Biology

Masayoshi Yanagisawa

1996.2.1PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL

DOI: 10.4267/2042/38259

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People with Noonan syndrome have distinctive facial features and various physical abnormalities.

Abstract

People with Noonan syndrome have distinctive facial features such as a deep groove in the area between the nose and mouth (philtrum), widely spaced eyes that are usually pale blue or blue-green in color, and low-set ears that are rotated backward. Affected individuals may have a high arch in the roof of the mouth (high-arched palate), poor teeth alignment, and a small lower jaw (micrognathia). Many children with Noonan syndrome have a short neck, and both children and adults may have excess neck skin ( also called webbing) and a low hairline at the back of the neck.

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YANAGISAWA, Masayoshi. Noonan syndrome. PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, 1996, 38.