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We are grateful to Maria Daniela Donninelli and Rosanna Friggeri of the “Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo – Museo Nazionale Romano” for the sculpture inventory ascertainment. No funding was secured for this study.
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D.V. and A.B. wrote the manuscript with input from all authors. D.V. and M.M. performed the phenotype evaluation critically reviewing the manuscript. M.V.G. helped with inventory research and historical assessment. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Vecchio, D., Macchiaiolo, M., Gonfiantini, M.V. et al. Ancient Romans and Down Syndrome. Pediatr Res 90, 1266–1267 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01366-0
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