Cervical characteristics of Noonan syndrome
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Cervical characteristics of Noonan syndrome.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES A short neck and low posterior hairline are characteristics of Noonan syndrome (NS) and are hallmarks of basilar invagination/impression. However, it is seldom that NS has been directly linked with this symptom. Thus, this study aimed to investigate basilar impression in NS subjects compared with control subjects and individuals exhibiting Turner Syndrome (TS). SUBJECTS/ME...
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The main facial features of NS are hypertelorism (an abnormally increased distance between two organs or bodily parts, usually referring to an increased distance between the eyes), ptosis (a drooping or falling of the upper eyelid) and low-set rotated ears (Pic. 2) situated behind with a thickened helix (the prominent rim of the auricle). The cardiovascular defects most commonly associated with...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Orthodontics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0141-5387,1460-2210
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjt019