AI Helps to Unveil the Genetic Basis of Human Skeletal Proportions

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to combine data from full-body x-ray images and associated genomic data from more than 30,000 UK Biobank participants, has helped to illuminate the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions, from shoulder width to leg length. The findings also provide new insights into the evolution of the human skeletal form and its role in musculoskeletal disease, providing a window into our evolutionary past.