New Western Australian research is using high-tech 3D facial scans to give us a better understanding of the genetic causes of autism.
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) used sophisticated machine learning techniques to analyse 5000 points on faces to measure facial asymmetry in parents of children on the autism spectrum.
“These findings suggest there could be a link between the genes which affect the likelihood of an individual having greater facial asymmetry and autism,”
Dr Syed Zulqarnain Gilani
