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Using facial analysis technology in a typical genetic clinic: experience from 30 individuals from a single institution

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    Yuri A. Zarate & Katherine A. Bosanko

  2. Division of Medical Genetics, A. I. du Pont Hospital for Children/Nemours, Wilmington, DE, USA

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Zarate, Y.A., Bosanko, K.A. & Gripp, K.W. Using facial analysis technology in a typical genetic clinic: experience from 30 individuals from a single institution. J Hum Genet 64, 1243–1245 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s10038-019-0673-6

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