Could polygenic risk scores be useful in psychiatry?: a review

GK Murray, T Lin, J Austin, JJ McGrath, IB Hickie… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are predictors of the genetic susceptibility to
diseases, calculated for individuals as weighted counts of thousands of risk variants in which …

The emerging field of polygenic risk scores and perspective for use in clinical care

T Yanes, AM McInerney-Leo, MH Law… - Human molecular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Genetic testing is used widely for diagnostic, carrier and predictive testing in monogenic
diseases. Until recently, there were no genetic testing options available for multifactorial …

Why do people seek out polygenic risk scores for complex disorders, and how do they understand and react to results?

L Peck, K Borle, L Folkersen, J Austin - European Journal of Human …, 2022 - nature.com
We sought to explore individuals' motivations for using their direct-to-consumer genetic
testing data to generate polygenic risk scores (PRSs) using a not-for-profit third-party tool …

Addressing the ethical and societal challenges posed by genome-wide association studies of behavioral and brain-related traits

MC de Hemptinne, D Posthuma - Nature neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies have led to the identification of robust statistical
associations of genetic variants with numerous brain-related traits, including neurological …

Clinical genetic counseling and translation considerations for polygenic scores in personalized risk assessments: a practice resource from the national society of …

H Wand, SS Kalia, BM Helm, SA Suckiel… - Journal of genetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polygenic scores (PGS) are primed for use in personalized risk assessments for common,
complex conditions and population health screening. Although there is growing evidence …

Polygenic risk and episode polarity among individuals with bipolar disorder

S Hasseris, C Albiñana… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors investigated associations between polygenic liabilities for bipolar
disorder, major depression, and schizophrenia and episode polarity among individuals with …

Impact of selection bias on polygenic risk score estimates in healthcare settings

YH Lee, T Thaweethai, YH Sheu, YCA Feng… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundHospital-based biobanks are being increasingly considered as a resource for
translating polygenic risk scores (PRS) into clinical practice. However, since these biobanks …

[HTML][HTML] Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated psychosocial and behavioral effects on recipients: a systematic review

CK Wallingford, H Kovilpillai, C Jacobs, E Turbitt… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to systematically review current models for communicating
polygenic scores (PGS) and psycho-behavioral outcomes of receiving PGSs. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of diverse Spanish-and English-speaking patients on the clinical use of polygenic risk scores

SA Suckiel, GT Braganza, KL Aguiñiga, JA Odgis… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose As polygenic risk scores (PRS) emerge as promising tools to inform clinical care,
there is a pressing need for patient-centered evidence to guide their implementation …

Communicating polygenic risk scores in the familial breast cancer clinic

KD Gupta, G Gregory, B Meiser, R Kaur… - Patient education and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the communication of polygenic risk scores (PRS) in the familial
breast cancer setting. Methods Consultations between genetic healthcare providers (GHP) …