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Supporting children with Noonan syndrome.
Paediatric nursing - 1 Nov 2007
Lloyd Sue
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Noonan syndrome, a genetic condition occurring in around 1 in 2,000 live births, was first described in 1968 by Dr Jacqueline Noonan, an American cardiologist, who noticed that patients attending her clinic often had similar features. After Down syndrome, it is the second most common syndrome associated with congenital heart defects but remains largely unknown outside of specialist areas. Three genetic mutations...
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