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Large-scale open-source three-dimensional growth curves for clinical facial assessment and objective description of facial dysmorphism.
Scientific reports - 9 Jun 2021
Matthews Harold S, Palmer Richard L, Baynam Gareth S, Quarrell Oliver W, Klein Ophir D, Spritz Richard A, Hennekam Raoul C, Walsh Susan, Shriver Mark, Weinberg Seth M, Hallgrimsson Benedikt, Hammond Peter, Penington Anthony J, Peeters Hilde, Claes Peter D
Abstract excerpt
Craniofacial dysmorphism is associated with thousands of genetic and environmental disorders. Delineation of salient facial characteristics can guide clinicians towards a correct clinical diagnosis and understanding the pathogenesis of the disorder. Abnormal facial shape might require craniofacial surgical intervention, with the restoration of normal shape an important surgical outcome. Facial anthropometric...
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