Principles and methods for transferring polygenic risk scores across global populations

L Kachuri, N Chatterjee, J Hirbo, DJ Schaid… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement

N Pashayan, AC Antoniou, U Ivanus… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The European Collaborative on Personalized Early Detection and Prevention of
Breast Cancer (ENVISION) brings together several international research consortia working …

Polygenic background modifies penetrance of monogenic variants for tier 1 genomic conditions

AC Fahed, M Wang, JR Homburger, AP Patel… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Genetic variation can predispose to disease both through (i) monogenic risk variants that
disrupt a physiologic pathway with large effect on disease and (ii) polygenic risk that …

Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

H Sung, J Ferlay, RL Siegel… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides an update on the global cancer burden using the GLOBOCAN 2020
estimates of cancer incidence and mortality produced by the International Agency for …

Polygenic and clinical risk scores and their impact on age at onset and prediction of cardiometabolic diseases and common cancers

N Mars, JT Koskela, P Ripatti, TTJ Kiiskinen… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have shown promise in predicting susceptibility to common
diseases,–. We estimated their added value in clinical risk prediction of five common …

The current status of risk-stratified breast screening

AK Clift, D Dodwell, S Lord, S Petrou, SM Brady… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Apart from high-risk scenarios such as the presence of highly penetrant genetic mutations,
breast screening typically comprises mammography or tomosynthesis strategies defined by …

Genetic variants of the human host influencing the coronavirus-associated phenotypes (SARS, MERS and COVID-19): rapid systematic review and field synopsis

E Di Maria, A Latini, P Borgiani, G Novelli - Human genomics, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the interest in the biological mechanisms
underlying the complex interplay between infectious agents and the human host. The …

Electronic health records and polygenic risk scores for predicting disease risk

R Li, Y Chen, MD Ritchie, JH Moore - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Accurate prediction of disease risk based on the genetic make-up of an individual is
essential for effective prevention and personalized treatment. Nevertheless, to date …

A polygenic risk score for nasopharyngeal carcinoma shows potential for risk stratification and personalized screening

YQ He, TM Wang, M Ji, ZM Mai, M Tang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have the potential to identify individuals at risk of diseases,
optimizing treatment, and predicting survival outcomes. Here, we construct and validate a …

Risk of breast cancer among carriers of pathogenic variants in breast cancer predisposition genes varies by polygenic risk score

C Gao, EC Polley, SN Hart, H Huang, C Hu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE This study assessed the joint association of pathogenic variants (PVs) in breast
cancer (BC) predisposition genes and polygenic risk scores (PRS) with BC in the general …