raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:648

Noonan syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, highly variable, multisystemic disorder mainly characterized by short stature, distinctive facial features, congenital heart defects, cardiomyopathy and an increased risk to develop tumors in childhood.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enNoonan syndrome
frSyndrome de Noonan
deNoonan-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Noonan
itSindrome di Noonan
nlSyndroom van Noonan
ptSíndrome NoonanSíndrome pseudo-Turner
plZespół Noonan
csSyndrom Noonanové
ukСиндром Нунана
zhNoonan综合征
trNoonan sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM163950Evalidated
OMIM605275BTNTvalidated
OMIM609942BTNTvalidated
OMIM610733BTNTvalidated
OMIM611553BTNTvalidated
OMIM613224BTNTvalidated
OMIM613706BTNTvalidated
OMIM615355BTNTvalidated
OMIM616559BTNTvalidated
OMIM616564BTNTvalidated
OMIM618499BTNTvalidated
OMIM618624BTNTvalidated
OMIM619087BTNTvalidated
OMIM619745BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q87.1NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LD2F.15Especificvalidated
MONDO0018997Evalidated
MeSHD009634Evalidated
UMLSC0028326Evalidated
GARD10955Evalidated
MedDRA10029748Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (13):

No children.

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Genes

15 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
RRASCandidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:10447ENSG0000012645816509019q13.33RAS related24705357[PMID]
RAF1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function) inAssessedHGNC:9829ENSG000001321551647603p25.2Raf-1 proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase17603483[PMID]
RIT1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function) inAssessedHGNC:10023ENSG000001436226095911q22Ras like without CAAX 123791108[PMID]
SOS1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function) inAssessedHGNC:11187ENSG000001159041825302p22.1SOS Ras/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 117143285[PMID]
RASA2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:9872ENSG000001559036015893q23RAS p21 protein activator 225049390[PMID]
BRAFDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1097ENSG000001577641647577q34B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase19206169[PMID]
CBLDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1541ENSG0000011039516536011q23.3Cbl proto-oncogene25952305[PMID]
KRASDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6407ENSG0000013370319007012p12.1KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase16773572[PMID]
LZTR1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6742ENSG0000009994960057422q11.21leucine zipper like post translational regulator 125795793[PMID]
MRASDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7227ENSG000001581866084353q22.3muscle RAS oncogene homolog28289718[PMID]
NRASDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7989ENSG000002132811647901p13.2NRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase19966803[PMID]
PTPN11Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9644ENSG0000017929517687612q24.13protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 1119760651[PMID]
RRAS2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17271ENSG0000013381860009811p15.2RAS related 231130285[PMID]
SOS2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11188ENSG0000010048560124714q21.3SOS Ras/Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 225795793[PMID]
SPRED2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17722ENSG000001983696092922p14sprouty related EVH1 domain containing 234626534[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00070 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated3895929[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedEuropean Reference Network on Rare Congenital Malformations and Rare Intellectual Disability[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

70 annotations · validated 2023-07-21
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003115Abnormal EKG
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0002167Abnormality of speech or vocalization
HP:0010318Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the abdominal wall musculature
HP:0000476Cystic hygroma
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0100625Enlarged thorax
HP:0000348High forehead
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0000044Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0011800Midface retrusion
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0000768Pectus carinatum
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0004415Pulmonary artery stenosis
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0000179Thick lower lip vermilion
HP:0000391Thickened helices
HP:0000474Thickened nuchal skin fold
HP:0000325Triangular face
HP:0000465Webbed neck
HP:0006610Wide intermamillary distance
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001892Abnormal bleeding
HP:0007477Abnormal dermatoglyphics
HP:0011362Abnormal hair quantity
HP:0011869Abnormal platelet function
HP:0001641Abnormal pulmonary valve morphology
HP:0001928Abnormality of coagulation
HP:0000078Abnormality of the genital system
HP:0100763Abnormality of the lymphatic system
HP:0001743Abnormality of the spleen
HP:0011675Arrhythmia
HP:0000635Blue irides
HP:0002208Coarse hair
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0002750Delayed skeletal maturation
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0002162Low posterior hairline
HP:0012758Neurodevelopmental delay
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0000486Strabismus
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011381Aplasia of the semicircular canal
HP:0001631Atrial septal defect
HP:0001156Brachydactyly
HP:0000978Bruising susceptibility
HP:0004209Clinodactyly of the 5th finger
HP:0001680Coarctation of aorta
HP:0012569Delayed menarche
HP:0010946Dilatation of the renal pelvis
HP:0001639Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0012209Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
HP:0001004Lymphedema
HP:0000995Melanocytic nevus
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0000938Osteopenia
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardation
HP:0002974Radioulnar synostosis
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001643Patent ductus arteriosus

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20301303[PMID]

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