Principles and methods for transferring polygenic risk scores across global populations
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) summarize the genetic predisposition of a complex human trait
or disease and may become a valuable tool for advancing precision medicine. However …
or disease and may become a valuable tool for advancing precision medicine. However …
Polygenic risk scores for cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
Cardiovascular disease is the leading contributor to years lost due to disability or premature
death among adults. Current efforts focus on risk prediction and risk factor mitigation ‚which …
death among adults. Current efforts focus on risk prediction and risk factor mitigation ‚which …
Improving polygenic prediction in ancestrally diverse populations
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have attenuated cross-population predictive performance. As
existing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted predominantly in …
existing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted predominantly in …
Heart-brain connections: Phenotypic and genetic insights from magnetic resonance images
Cardiovascular health interacts with cognitive and mental health in complex ways, yet little is
known about the phenotypic and genetic links of heart-brain systems. We quantified heart …
known about the phenotypic and genetic links of heart-brain systems. We quantified heart …
LDpred2: better, faster, stronger
Motivation Polygenic scores have become a central tool in human genetics research.
LDpred is a popular method for deriving polygenic scores based on summary statistics and …
LDpred is a popular method for deriving polygenic scores based on summary statistics and …
PRSice-2: Polygenic Risk Score software for biobank-scale data
Background Polygenic risk score (PRS) analyses have become an integral part of
biomedical research, exploited to gain insights into shared aetiology among traits, to control …
biomedical research, exploited to gain insights into shared aetiology among traits, to control …
Fine-map** from summary data with the “Sum of Single Effects” model
In recent work, Wang et al introduced the “Sum of Single Effects”(SuSiE) model, and showed
that it provides a simple and efficient approach to fine-map** genetic variants from …
that it provides a simple and efficient approach to fine-map** genetic variants from …
Challenges and opportunities for develo** more generalizable polygenic risk scores
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) estimate an individual's genetic likelihood of complex traits and
diseases by aggregating information across multiple genetic variants identified from genome …
diseases by aggregating information across multiple genetic variants identified from genome …
Tutorial: a guide to performing polygenic risk score analyses
A polygenic score (PGS) or polygenic risk score (PRS) is an estimate of an individual's
genetic liability to a trait or disease, calculated according to their genotype profile and …
genetic liability to a trait or disease, calculated according to their genotype profile and …
Towards clinical utility of polygenic risk scores
Prediction of disease risk is an essential part of preventative medicine, often guiding clinical
management. Risk prediction typically includes risk factors such as age, sex, family history of …
management. Risk prediction typically includes risk factors such as age, sex, family history of …