{"id":455046,"date":"2023-08-13T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=455046"},"modified":"2023-08-13T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:00:00","slug":"the-positive-side-of-ai-driven-face-recognition-better-diagnosis-of-inherited-developmental-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/the-positive-side-of-ai-driven-face-recognition-better-diagnosis-of-inherited-developmental-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"The positive side of AI-driven face recognition: better diagnosis of inherited developmental disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The hereditary cause of rare developmental disorders in children is often unknown. As a result, a diagnosis remains elusive. Researchers at <a href=\"http:\/\/Radboudumc.nl\">Radboudumc<\/a> are now changing that. They developed a computer model based on facial recognition. This allows doctors to make the correct diagnosis more often. The researchers published about this in <a href=\"https:\/\/manage.pressmailings.com\/click\/?id=57136942&amp;url=523969&amp;signature=uf4Aur6Qr5CPiy86MRhIojJJvqQ\">Nature Genetics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"io-block io-block__summary\"><ul><li>Thanks to facial recognition, hereditary developmental disorders can be better detected.<\/li><li>This method is a welcome addition to common gene tests.<\/li><li>Researchers from RadboudUMC have published about this in Nature Genetics.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, geneticists look at all 20,000 genes a person has with one test. This often allows them to identify the hereditary cause of misunderstood developmental disorders in children. Think of intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder. Some 1,600 genes are now known to be involved in developing these disorders, and this number is increasing every week. The tricky thing is that genes often contain many different abnormalities. Therefore, whether or not they contribute to a developmental disorder is often unclear, and a diagnosis remains elusive. Facial recognition can help here, researchers from the Radboudumc show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facial features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A developmental disorder is often accompanied by other physical characteristics, including in the face. Then we call it a syndrome. The researchers combined facial recognition with other data from the medical records of children with forty different syndromes. Then they instructed a computer to recognize the syndromes based on this combination of data. They developed this computer model with the research group of Marcel van Gerven, head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Radboud University.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/do-we-want-facial-recognition-in-public-spaces\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Do we want facial recognition in public spaces?\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Do we want facial recognition in public spaces?<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Without thinking about it, we use our face to unlock our phones. Facial recognition as a way to gain entry to events is also becoming more common.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The computer model turned out to correctly recognize 37 syndromes,&#8221; says Lex Dingemans, a researcher in the Department of Genetics. &#8220;This allows doctors to make the correct diagnosis more often in children with an abnormality in a particular gene. This is of great importance for very rare syndromes. In fact, there are only about a dozen individuals known of some of these syndromes worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The model can also show links between abnormalities in the gene and the characteristics of the developmental disorder. &#8220;That offers possibilities for new treatments specifically focused on these genetic abnormalities,&#8221; said Lisenka Vissers, one of the research leaders. &#8220;We hope to be able to offer personalized therapy to these children in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powerful tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The model will not, by itself, make a diagnosis, by the way. &#8220;That responsibility always remains with the treating physician,&#8221; said clinical geneticist Bert de Vries, fellow research leader. &#8220;Think of it as a very powerful tool. We are making the computer model freely available so everyone can use it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Vries says the impact of being able to diagnose these children should not be underestimated: &#8220;Family members often live in uncertainty for many years. For example, we recently diagnosed a syndrome in a child we examined 15 years ago. Even after so many years, this gave clarity and peace of mind for the parents and other family members.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/facial-recognition-as-the-manhattan-project-of-our-time\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Facial recognition as the Manhattan Project of our time\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Facial recognition as the Manhattan Project of our time<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Last June in an open letter, a number of American mathematicians issued a plea not to cooperate with the police. <\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hereditary cause of rare developmental disorders in children is often unknown. As a result, a diagnosis remains elusive. Researchers at Radboudumc are now changing that. They developed a computer model based on facial recognition. This allows doctors to make the correct diagnosis more often. The researchers published about this in Nature Genetics. 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