title: Noonan syndrome: A case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Noonan syndrome is a rare genetic alteration; the responsible gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 12.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors examined a caucasic girl of eight years with Noonan syndrome. The patient had systemic problems, such as: otitis, heart trouble, language disturbances and asymmetry of the lower limbs. Light mental delay was also found. She had the bad habit of sucking the lower lip. The treatment plan was extraction of some teeth, sealing of first molars and orthodontic treatment with functional appliance.
authors.affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Department of Paediatric Dentistry.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ierardo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luzzi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Panetta
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Sfasciotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polimeni
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology*; D009634:Noonan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive; D013391:Sucking Behavior; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic