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Sero D, Zaidi A, Li J, White JD, Zarzar TBG, Marazita ML, Weinberg SM, Suetens P, Vandermeulen D, Wagner JK, Shriver MD, Claes P. Facial recognition from DNA using face-to-DNA classifiers. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2557. [PMID: 31186421 PMCID: PMC6560034 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10617-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Facial recognition from DNA refers to the identification or verification of unidentified biological material against facial images with known identity. One approach to establish the identity of unidentified biological material is to predict the face from DNA, and subsequently to match against facial images. However, DNA phenotyping of the human face remains challenging. Here, another proof of concept to biometric authentication is established by using multiple face-to-DNA classifiers, each classifying given faces by a DNA-encoded aspect (sex, genomic background, individual genetic loci), or by a DNA-inferred aspect (BMI, age). Face-to-DNA classifiers on distinct DNA aspects are fused into one matching score for any given face against DNA. In a globally diverse, and subsequently in a homogeneous cohort, we demonstrate preliminary, but substantial true (83%, 80%) over false (17%, 20%) matching in verification mode. Consequences of future efforts include forensic applications, necessitating careful consideration of ethical and legal implications for privacy in genomic databases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dzemila Sero
- Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Medical Imaging Research Center, MIRC, UZ Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Science Park 123, 1098 XG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anthropology, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
| | - Jiarui Li
- Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Medical Imaging Research Center, MIRC, UZ Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Julie D White
- Department of Anthropology, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA
| | - Seth M Weinberg
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA
| | - Paul Suetens
- Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Medical Imaging Research Center, MIRC, UZ Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Dirk Vandermeulen
- Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Medical Imaging Research Center, MIRC, UZ Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Jennifer K Wagner
- Center for Translational Bioethics & Health Care Policy, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 17822, USA
| | - Mark D Shriver
- Department of Anthropology, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
| | - Peter Claes
- Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
- Medical Imaging Research Center, MIRC, UZ Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, 3052, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK.
- Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
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