Articles, insights, and posts about Child Development, early detection, and new methods in diagnosis and treatment.
The American Society of Human Genetics 67th Annual Meeting (ASHG 2017) Orange County Convention Center · Orlando, Florida October 17-21, 2017 Orlando, FL – The Face2Gene team has started packing to attend the 67th ASHG Annual Meeting in sunny Orlando, FL. ASHG is the world’s largest gathering of human genetics professionals, bringing in members and […]
The Division of Genetics and Genomics Department of Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital will present its exciting new Fall Precision Medicine Summit. The event will last for five days from September 18, through September 22. FDNA, an event sponsor and invited speaker, is scheduled to present its leading application, Face2Gene, at the gathering. Face2Gene’s artificial […]
Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival will be held October 2 & 3, 2017 in Boston, MA. This is a new event showcasing films from around the world that address the challenges of life with a rare disease. It will be held Oct. 2 & 3, 2017 in Boston, MA. Most, but not all, of the films […]
FDNA focused on congenital heart defect syndromes, aortopathies and other inherited heart conditions in July for the Year of Discovery. We are uniting healthcare, advocacy and technology for rare disease advancements. Every time a case is analyzed by Face2Gene, the de-identified case data can train the system to recognize new phenotypes, facial characteristics and genes. This information will improve […]
FDNA highlights inherited heart conditions in July for the Year of Discovery. We are uniting healthcare, advocacy and technology for rare disease advancements. Every case uploaded in July will be matched with a $1 donation sponsored by GeneDX, benefiting the Children’s Heart Foundation.* Every time a patient’s case is analyzed by Face2Gene, the de-identified information can train […]
The performance of FDNA’s facial analysis technology, Face2Gene, was recently put up to the challenge of recognizing facial features of children ages 2-6 with CHARGE syndrome compared to a control group of children with other syndromes. The results demonstrate that this technology successfully recognizes children with CHARGE syndrome with a high degree of accuracy (measured […]
FDNA highlights eye disorders in June for the Year of Discovery. We are uniting healthcare, advocacy, and technology for rare disease advancements. Every case uploaded in June will be matched with a $1 donation sponsored by Prevention Genetics, benefiting the Bardet Biedl Syndrome Foundation.* Every time a patient’s case is analyzed by Face2Gene, the de-identified information will train […]
Special thanks to Kathy Eby for sharing her daughters’ journeys and for co-authoring this post. Read her article on “Why Every Human Being Stands to Benefit from Rare Disease Research” at The Mighty. FDNA highlights eye disorders in June for the Year of Discovery. We are uniting healthcare, advocacy and technology for rare disease advancements. Every […]