In June of this year I founded a support group for Noonan Syndrome.
Here is a little information:
It is believed that 1 in 1000 children worldwide are born with this
condition.
Each day 1 child is born with the condition.
It’s possible that 1:100 people carry the gene yet
are virtually unaffected and undiagnosed.
Once affected there is a 50/50 chance of passing
the gene on to one or more of their children.
It can also occur sporadically, presumably due to a
new mutation.
Often called a "Hidden" condition, the children affected
may have no obvious casual signs to the onlooker, but
the problems are many and complex with no clinical test
available. This is a genetic condition affecting the heart,
growth, blood clotting, mental and physical development. Affected individuals
may have behaviour problems, learning difficulties and many other anomalies.
Noonan Syndrome may be the second commonest to Down’s Syndrome of
those conditions with congenital heart abnormality.
For additional information you can check out our web page or e-mail me.
Thank you for your time.
Wanda
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