GestaltMatcher facilitates rare disease matching using facial phenotype descriptors

TC Hsieh, A Bar-Haim, S Moosa, N Ehmke, KW Gripp… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Many monogenic disorders cause a characteristic facial morphology. Artificial intelligence
can support physicians in recognizing these patterns by associating facial phenotypes with …

[HTML][HTML] Survey on 3D face reconstruction from uncalibrated images

A Morales, G Piella, FM Sukno - Computer Science Review, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, a lot of attention has been focused on the incorporation of 3D data into face
analysis and its applications. Despite providing a more accurate representation of the face …

Computational facial analysis for rare Mendelian disorders

TC Hsieh, PM Krawitz - … Journal of Medical Genetics Part C …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the advances in computer vision, computational facial analysis has become a powerful
and effective tool for diagnosing rare disorders. This technology, also called next‐generation …

22q11. 2 deletion syndrome in diverse populations

P Kruszka, YA Addissie, DE McGinn… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11. 2 DS) is the most common microdeletion syndrome and
is underdiagnosed in diverse populations. This syndrome has a variable phenotype and …

Down syndrome in diverse populations

P Kruszka, AR Porras, AK Sobering… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Down syndrome is the most common cause of cognitive impairment and presents clinically
with universally recognizable signs and symptoms. In this study, we focus on exam findings …

Noonan syndrome in diverse populations

P Kruszka, AR Porras, YA Addissie… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Noonan syndrome (NS) is a common genetic syndrome associated with gain of function
variants in genes in the Ras/MAPK pathway. The phenotype of NS has been well …

Williams–Beuren syndrome in diverse populations

P Kruszka, AR Porras, DH de Souza… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a common microdeletion syndrome characterized by a
1.5 Mb deletion in 7q11. 23. The phenotype of WBS has been well described in populations …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency of computer-aided facial phenoty** (DeepGestalt) in individuals with and without a genetic syndrome: diagnostic accuracy study

JT Pantel, N Hajjir, M Danyel, J Elsner… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Collectively, an estimated 5% of the population have a genetic disease. Many
of them feature characteristics that can be detected by facial phenoty**. Face2Gene …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of 3 computer-aided facial phenoty** tools (DeepGestalt, GestaltMatcher, and D-Score): comparative diagnostic accuracy study

AMV Reiter, JT Pantel, M Danyel, D Horn, CE Ott… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - jmir.org
Background While characteristic facial features provide important clues for finding the
correct diagnosis in genetic syndromes, valid assessment can be challenging. The next …

Quantification of head shape from three-dimensional photography for presurgical and postsurgical evaluation of craniosynostosis

AR Porras, L Tu, D Tsering, E Mantilla… - Plastic and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Evaluation of surgical treatment for craniosynostosis is typically based on
subjective visual assessment or simple clinical metrics of cranial shape that are prone to …