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Noonan syndrome patients beyond the obvious phenotype: A potential unfavorable metabolic profile.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2021
Noronha Renata M, Villares Sandra M F, Torres Natalia, Quedas Elisangela P S, Homma Thais Kataoka, Albuquerque Edoarda V A, Moraes Michelle B, Funari Mariana F A, Bertola Debora R, Jorge Alexander A L, Malaquias Alexsandra C
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome (NS) and NS related disorders (NRD) are frequent monogenic diseases. Pathogenic variants in PTPN11 are observed in approximately 50% of these NS patients. Several pleiotropic phenotypes have previously been described in this condition. This study aimed at characterizing glucose and lipid profiles in patients with NS/NRD. We assessed fasting blood glucose, insulin, cholesterol (total and...
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