Clinical use of current polygenic risk scores may exacerbate health disparities
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are poised to improve biomedical outcomes via precision
medicine. However, the major ethical and scientific challenge surrounding clinical …
medicine. However, the major ethical and scientific challenge surrounding clinical …
[HTML][HTML] Current clinical use of polygenic scores will risk exacerbating health disparities
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are poised to improve biomedical outcomes via precision
medicine. However, the major ethical and scientific challenge surrounding clinical …
medicine. However, the major ethical and scientific challenge surrounding clinical …
Responsible use of polygenic risk scores in the clinic: potential benefits, risks and gaps
Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) aggregate the many small effects of alleles across the human
genome to estimate the risk of a disease or disease-related trait for an individual. The …
genome to estimate the risk of a disease or disease-related trait for an individual. The …
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 in the clinic: new perspectives needed on familiar ethical issues
ACF Lewis, RC Green - Genome Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Clinical use of polygenic risk scores (PRS) will look very different to the more familiar
monogenic testing. Here we argue that despite these differences, most of the ethical, legal …
monogenic testing. Here we argue that despite these differences, most of the ethical, legal …
[PDF][PDF] Inclusion of variants discovered from diverse populations improves polygenic risk score transferability
TB Cavazos, JS Witte - Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, 2021 - cell.com
The majority of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have been developed and optimized in
individuals of European ancestry and may have limited generalizability across other …
individuals of European ancestry and may have limited generalizability across other …
Tutorial: a guide to performing polygenic risk score analyses
SW Choi, TSH Mak, PF O'Reilly - Nature protocols, 2020 - nature.com
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 …
Polygenic risk scores: from research tools to clinical instruments
Genome-wide association studies have shown unequivocally that common complex
disorders have a polygenic genetic architecture and have enabled researchers to identify …
disorders have a polygenic genetic architecture and have enabled researchers to identify …
Analysis of polygenic risk score usage and performance in diverse human populations
A historical tendency to use European ancestry samples hinders medical genetics research,
including the use of polygenic scores, which are individual-level metrics of genetic risk. We …
including the use of polygenic scores, which are individual-level metrics of genetic risk. We …
Improving reporting standards for polygenic scores in risk prediction studies
H Wand, SA Lambert, C Tamburro, MA Iacocca… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs), which often aggregate results from genome-wide association
studies, can bridge the gap between initial discovery efforts and clinical applications for the …
studies, can bridge the gap between initial discovery efforts and clinical applications for the …