Genetics of human face begin to reveal underlying profile

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The researchers added 7000 data points on 3D images of the face. The red and blu
The researchers added 7000 data points on 3D images of the face. The red and blue colours respectively indicate outward and inward displacement of the facial shape, associated with two example genetic locations. One (left) specifically affects the shape of the forehead, the other (right) affects the shape of the centre of our face.

In an international study led by KU Leuven and Pennsylvania State University, researchers have identified 203 genes that play a role in the shape of our face. Their study was published.

The genetics behind the shape of the human face are difficult to decipher. In 2018, KU Leuven Professor Peter Claes and international colleagues, from Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and Stanford University School of Medicine, already identified 15 genes that can be connected with specific areas of the face. ...

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