Genetic prediction of complex traits with polygenic scores: a statistical review
Accurate genetic prediction of complex traits can facilitate disease screening, improve early
intervention, and aid in the development of personalized medicine. Genetic prediction of …
intervention, and aid in the development of personalized medicine. Genetic prediction of …
The potential of DNA methylation as a biomarker for obesity and smoking
A Heikkinen, S Bollepalli… - Journal of internal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that has consistently been shown to be linked
with a variety of human traits and diseases. Because DNA methylation is dynamic and …
with a variety of human traits and diseases. Because DNA methylation is dynamic and …
UK Biobank release and systematic evaluation of optimised polygenic risk scores for 53 diseases and quantitative traits
DJ Thompson, D Wells, S Selzam, I Peneva, R Moore… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
We present and assess the UK Biobank (UKB) Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Release, a set of
PRSs for 28 diseases and 25 quantitative traits being made available on the individuals in …
PRSs for 28 diseases and 25 quantitative traits being made available on the individuals in …
A systematic evaluation of the performance and properties of the UK Biobank Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Release
DJ Thompson, D Wells, S Selzam, I Peneva, R Moore… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
We assess the UK Biobank (UKB) Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Release, a set of PRSs for 28
diseases and 25 quantitative traits that has been made available on the individuals in UKB …
diseases and 25 quantitative traits that has been made available on the individuals in UKB …
Large uncertainty in individual polygenic risk score estimation impacts PRS-based risk stratification
Although the cohort-level accuracy of polygenic risk scores (PRSs)—estimates of genetic
value at the individual level—has been widely assessed, uncertainty in PRSs remains …
value at the individual level—has been widely assessed, uncertainty in PRSs remains …
Genetic risk for overall cancer and the benefit of adherence to a healthy lifestyle
M Zhu, T Wang, Y Huang, X Zhao, Y Ding, M Zhu, M Ji… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Cancer site–specific polygenic risk scores (PRS) effectively identify individuals at high risk of
individual cancers, but the effectiveness of PRS on overall cancer risk assessment and the …
individual cancers, but the effectiveness of PRS on overall cancer risk assessment and the …
Genetic risk factors have a substantial impact on healthy life years
The impact of genetic variation on overall disease burden has not been comprehensively
evaluated. We introduce an approach to estimate the effect of genetic risk factors on …
evaluated. We introduce an approach to estimate the effect of genetic risk factors on …
Relation of Life's Essential 8 to the genetic predisposition for cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality: results from a national prospective cohort
J Zhang, G Chen, Z Habudele, X Wang… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the independent, mediating, interactive, and associated effects of Life's
Essential 8 (LE8) and genetic predisposition on the risk of cardiovascular outcomes and all …
Essential 8 (LE8) and genetic predisposition on the risk of cardiovascular outcomes and all …
Androgen receptor binding sites enabling genetic prediction of mortality due to prostate cancer in cancer-free subjects
Prostate cancer (PrCa) is the second most common cancer worldwide in males. While
strongly warranted, the prediction of mortality risk due to PrCa, especially before its …
strongly warranted, the prediction of mortality risk due to PrCa, especially before its …
Polygenic health index, general health, and pleiotropy: sibling analysis and disease risk reduction
We construct a polygenic health index as a weighted sum of polygenic risk scores for 20
major disease conditions, including, eg, coronary artery disease, type 1 and 2 diabetes …
major disease conditions, including, eg, coronary artery disease, type 1 and 2 diabetes …