[HTML][HTML] Genetic association studies of alterations in protein function expose recessive effects on cancer predisposition

N Brandes, N Linial, M Linial - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The characterization of germline genetic variation affecting cancer risk, known as cancer
predisposition, is fundamental to preventive and personalized medicine. Studies of genetic …

Genetic architecture of dilated cardiomyopathy in individuals of African and European ancestry

E Jordan, DD Kinnamon, GJ Haas, M Hofmeyer… - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Black patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) have increased familial risk
and worse outcomes than White patients, but most DCM genetic data are from White …

Genetic similarity versus genetic ancestry groups as sample descriptors in human genetics

G Coop - arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.11595, 2022 - arxiv.org
A common sample descriptor in human genomics studies is that of'genetic ancestry group',
with terms such as' European genetic ancestry'or'East Asian genetic ancestry'frequently …

[HTML][HTML] An ensemble penalized regression method for multi-ancestry polygenic risk prediction

J Zhang, J Zhan, J Jin, C Ma, R Zhao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Great efforts are being made to develop advanced polygenic risk scores (PRS) to improve
the prediction of complex traits and diseases. However, most existing PRS are primarily …

Companion diagnostics: state of the art and new regulations

V Valla, S Alzabin, A Koukoura, A Lewis… - Biomarker …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Companion diagnostics (CDx) hail promise of improving the drug development process and
precision medicine. However, there are various challenges involved in the clinical …

Heterogeneity and polygenicity in psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide perspective

FR Wendt, GA Pathak, DS Tylee, A Goswami… - Chronic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed for many psychiatric
disorders and revealed a complex polygenic architecture linking mental and physical health …

[HTML][HTML] Polygenic scores in psychiatry: on the road from discovery to implementation

CM Lewis, E Vassos - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
The hypothesis that multiple genetic variants contribute to psychiatric disorders was first
proposed for schizophrenia in the 1960s, based on epidemiological data (1). This polygenic …

[HTML][HTML] Shared genetic architectures of educational attainment in East Asian and European populations

TT Chen, J Kim, M Lam, YF Chuang, YL Chiu… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Educational attainment (EduYears), a heritable trait often used as a proxy for cognitive
ability, is associated with various health and social outcomes. Previous genome-wide …

Human genetic admixture through the lens of population genomics

S Gopalan, SP Smith, K Korunes… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the past 50 years, geneticists have made great strides in understanding how our
species' evolutionary history gave rise to current patterns of human genetic diversity …

[HTML][HTML] Gene-environment correlations and genetic confounding underlying the association between media use and mental health

Z Ayorech, JR Baldwin, JB Pingault, K Rimfeld… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The increase in online media use and mental health problems have prompted investigations
into their association, although most literature is focussed on deleterious effects. We …