Articles, insights, and posts about Child Development, early detection, and new methods in diagnosis and treatment.
“When you know, when it has a name, even if it doesn’t have a cure, you can find a new family” Now a young adult, it took 10 years for Bug to be diagnosed, when a simple photo in Face2Gene could have pointed his doctor to the right diagnosis When Glenn “Bug” Maughan was […]
Check out now the recording of the webinar that took place on June 3rd, 2022 about matching ultra-rare cases in the clinic. On the first video, Dr Karen Gripp talks about the use of the GestaltMatcher algorithm in Face2Gene CLINIC. On part 2, Prof Peter Krawitz dives into the technology that makes this possible. Follow […]
Manchester, Md. – KBG Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of people with KBG Syndrome, is again collaborating with FDNA to grow its Face2Gene platform, a valuable tool that can lead to earlier diagnosis of rare genetic disorders. The platform uses facial analysis technology to make it easier for physicians to […]
The FDNA team is gearing up for ACMG meeting 2022 and we’re excited to share with you new developments and updates to Face2Gene since last year’s conference! Interested in learning more about all of the new functionalities in Face2Gene? Visit us at booth #509 or contact us to schedule a meeting. While at the conference, […]
By Dr. Karen Gripp, Chief Medical Officer at FDNA Next-generation phenotyping (NGP) is characterized by the use of computer learning tools to assess a patient’s presentation (phenotype). For precision medicine to reach its full potential, it requires the combination of NGP with the large data sets derived from next-generation sequencing (NGS). Before new technologies can […]
2019 was a year of activism, shifts in political ideology, and tech innovation, all resulting in a pause for reflection on how we interact with our planet, one another, and technology. At FDNA, we found ourselves amidst, and on track with, the seemingly daily advancements in the health and technology sphere. Our small (but mighty!) […]
The world is bearing witness to a technological revolution that fundamentally changes how we do everything from creating music, to driving a car, and even online shopping. Opinions of AI vary as to whether the technology is an actual benefit to the world as a whole or a potential threat to personal and national security. […]
In this case, Face2Gene helped Dr. Cyndy Curry by motivating targeted genetic testing for a family that had long gone undiagnosed, saving significant time and money in the process. WHO In this case, Face2Gene helped Dr. Cyndy Curry by motivating targeted genetic testing for a family that had long gone undiagnosed, saving significant time and […]
In this case, Face2Gene helped Dr. Lynne Bird focus analysis on a single variant in a setting where the patient had limited financial support for genetic testing. WHO Dr. Lynne Bird is a dysmorphologist and clinical geneticist at Rady Children’s and a long-time user of Face2Gene. She regularly uses the app to help in her […]