APA Dictionary of Psychology

a genetic disorder that involves the skin, heart, gonads, and skeleton and is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. Individuals often have short stature, cardiovascular issues, and deafness. Intellectual development varies: Some have above-average intelligence, and most have typical intelligence, but a small percentage have intellectual developmental disorder and/or require individualized education. Male patients are seldom fertile. Also called familial Turner syndrome; Ullrich–Noonan syndrome. [reported in 1963 by Jacqueline Noonan (1928–  ), U.S. pediatrician]