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Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Noonan Syndrome and Noonan-like Diseases

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Noonan syndrome (NS) is a group of inherited autosomal dominant diseases characterized by a disturbance of the RAS-MAPK signaling pathway and leading to various clinical manifestations. The prevalence in the world is estimated at 1–2 per 20 000 newborns. The review discusses the molecular genetic causes of the disease, the characteristics of the clinical manifestations of the disease, and the methods of molecular genetic diagnosis.

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Orlova, A.A., Dadali, E.L. & Polyakov, A.V. Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Noonan Syndrome and Noonan-like Diseases. Russ J Genet 56, 540–547 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795420050117

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