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of the outline of the corpus callosum was used as a discriminating variable, based on a
comparison of the individual defendant to normal and exposed individuals in the studies
by Bookstein and collaborators ( Bookstein et al., 2001, 2002a,b ). The authors calculated a
likelihood ratio of 800 to 1 for this particular set of measurements in this individual. They
discuss how this type of evidence may then be combined with other evidence to diagnose
FASD, such as behavioral tests, which can likewise yield likelihood ratios.

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