Cure Sanfilippo Foundation is collaborating with Face2Gene, a suite of digital resources for physicians from FDNA, to populate its Clinic app that uses facial recognition technology to assist in accurately and timely diagnoses of Sanfilippo Syndrome.
One way to determine if different genetic syndromes have distinctly recognizable facial features is by using sophisticated facial recognition software. This distinction could, in time, lead to an earlier diagnosis by medical professionals.
Cure Sanfilippo asked the network of Sanfilippo families that elect to operate under its umbrella to provide facial photos of their children to help create a definition of the facial features for Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS III) and study the facial features over different ages, genders and ethnicities.
Once sufficient numbers of photos have been submitted, FDNA will run an analysis on the different groups of photos to determine whether there are distinct gestalts and how these gestalts change over time.
Update: In 2018, the information uploaded to Face2Gene was used to create a Natural History of Facial Features Observed in Sanfilippo Syndrome, Type B. The following poster presentations were displayed at the 2018 World Symposium. To download a PDF of the posters, click the image. 
