On cross-ancestry cancer polygenic risk scores

LG Fritsche, Y Ma, D Zhang, M Salvatore, S Lee… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) can provide useful information for personalized risk stratification
and disease risk assessment, especially when combined with non-genetic risk factors …

Development of a Genetic Risk Score to predict the risk of overweight and obesity in European adolescents from the HELENA study

M Seral-Cortes, S Sabroso-Lasa, P De Miguel-Etayo… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Obesity is the result of interactions between genes and environmental factors. Since
monogenic etiology is only known in some obesity-related genes, a genetic risk score (GRS) …

Continuity of genetic risk for aggressive behavior across the life-course

CM Van der Laan, JJ Morosoli-García… - Behavior genetics, 2021 - Springer
We test whether genetic influences that explain individual differences in aggression in early
life also explain individual differences across the life-course. In two cohorts from The …

Ancestry specific associations of a genetic risk score, dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal ARIC study

DS Hardy, SB Racette, JT Garvin, HT Gebrekristos… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Associations have been observed among genetic variants, dietary patterns, and
metabolic syndrome (MetS). A gap in knowledge is whether a genetic risk score (GRS) and …

Polygenic risk modeling with latent trait-related genetic components

M Aguirre, Y Tanigawa, GR Venkataraman… - European Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Polygenic risk models have led to significant advances in understanding complex diseases
and their clinical presentation. While polygenic risk scores (PRS) can effectively predict …

Genetic risk scores for cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan African populations

K Ekoru, AA Adeyemo, G Chen… - International Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background There is growing support for the use of genetic risk scores (GRS) in routine
clinical settings. Due to the limited diversity of current genomic discovery samples, there are …

Childhood adversity is linked to adult health among African Americans via adolescent weight gain and effects are genetically moderated

SRH Beach, ML Ong, MK Lei, E Klopack… - Development and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Identifying the mechanisms linking early experiences, genetic risk factors, and their
interaction with later health consequences is central to the development of preventive …

Predicting anthropometric and metabolic traits with a genetic risk score for obesity in a sample of Pakistanis

S Rana, AA Bhatti - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Obesity is an outcome of multiple factors including environmental and genetic influences.
Common obesity is a polygenic trait indicating that multiple genetic variants act …

Derivation and Validation of Genome‐Wide Polygenic Score for Ischemic Heart Failure

I Paranjpe, NL Tsao, JK De Freitas, R Judy… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Despite advances in cardiovascular disease and risk factor management,
mortality from ischemic heart failure (HF) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Effect of dietary fat intake and genetic risk on glucose and insulin-related traits in Brazilian young adults

S Alsulami, NT Cruvinel, NR da Silva… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The development of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) is closely
linked to a complex interplay between genetic and dietary factors. The prevalence of …