15 years of GWAS discovery: realizing the promise
It has been 15 years since the advent of the genome-wide association study (GWAS) era.
Here, we review how this experimental design has realized its promise by facilitating an …
Here, we review how this experimental design has realized its promise by facilitating an …
Delivering precision oncology to patients with cancer
With the increasing use of genomic profiling for diagnosis and therapy guidance in many
tumor types, precision oncology is rapidly reshaping cancer care. However, the current …
tumor types, precision oncology is rapidly reshaping cancer care. However, the current …
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 scoring accuracy varies across the genetic ancestry continuum
Polygenic scores (PGSs) have limited portability across different groupings of individuals (for
example, by genetic ancestries and/or social determinants of health), preventing their …
example, by genetic ancestries and/or social determinants of health), preventing their …
A new method for multiancestry polygenic prediction improves performance across diverse populations
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) increasingly predict complex traits; however, suboptimal
performance in non-European populations raise concerns about clinical applications and …
performance in non-European populations raise concerns about clinical applications and …
From target discovery to clinical drug development with human genetics
The substantial investments in human genetics and genomics made over the past three
decades were anticipated to result in many innovative therapies. Here we investigate the …
decades were anticipated to result in many innovative therapies. Here we investigate the …
Polygenic scores in biomedical research
Public health strategies aimed at disease prevention or early detection and intervention
have the potential to advance human health worldwide. However, their success depends on …
have the potential to advance human health worldwide. However, their success depends on …
Genetics of human brain development
Brain development in humans is achieved through precise spatiotemporal genetic control,
the mechanisms of which remain largely elusive. Recently, integration of technological …
the mechanisms of which remain largely elusive. Recently, integration of technological …
New insights from the last decade of research in psychiatric genetics: discoveries, challenges and clinical implications
Psychiatric genetics has made substantial progress in the last decade, providing new
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference
X Meng, G Navoly, O Giannakopoulou, DF Levey… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Most genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of major depression (MD) have been
conducted in samples of European ancestry. Here we report a multi-ancestry GWAS of MD …
conducted in samples of European ancestry. Here we report a multi-ancestry GWAS of MD …