Polygenic scores in cancer

X Yang, S Kar, AC Antoniou, PDP Pharoah - Nature reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Since the publication of the first genome-wide association study for cancer in 2007,
thousands of common alleles that are associated with the risk of cancer have been …

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 …

Study protocol comparing the ethical, psychological and socio-economic impact of personalised breast cancer screening to that of standard screening in the “My …

A Roux, R Cholerton, J Sicsic, N Moumjid, DP French… - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The MyPeBS study is an ongoing randomised controlled trial testing
whether a risk-stratified breast cancer screening strategy is non-inferior, or eventually …

Prospective validation of the BOADICEA multifactorial breast cancer risk prediction model in a large prospective cohort study

X Yang, M Eriksson, K Czene, A Lee, G Leslie… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmg.bmj.com
Background The multifactorial Breast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and
Carrier Estimation Algorithm (BOADICEA) breast cancer risk prediction model has been …

[HTML][HTML] Polygenic risk scores for prediction of breast cancer risk in Asian populations

WK Ho, MC Tai, J Dennis, X Shu, J Li, PJ Ho… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Non-European populations are under-represented in genetics studies,
hindering clinical implementation of breast cancer polygenic risk scores (PRSs). We aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Envisioning the Future of Personalized Medicine: Role and Realities of Digital Twins

A Vallée - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024 - jmir.org
Digital twins have emerged as a groundbreaking concept in personalized medicine, offering
immense potential to transform health care delivery and improve patient outcomes. It is …

Incorporating alternative polygenic risk scores into the BOADICEA breast cancer risk prediction model

N Mavaddat, L Ficorella, T Carver, A Lee… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2023 - AACR
Background: The multifactorial risk prediction model BOADICEA enables identification of
women at higher or lower risk of developing breast cancer. BOADICEA models genetic …

The WISDOM study: a new approach to screening can and should be tested

L Esserman, M Eklund, L Veer, Y Shieh, J Tice… - Breast cancer research …, 2021 - Springer
In the recent opinion piece by Dr. Kopans, he takes exception to the WISDOM (Women
Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of Risk) study, the on-going pragmatic trial of …

Implementing risk-stratified breast screening in England: an agenda setting meeting

L McWilliams, DG Evans, K Payne, F Harrison… - 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A risk-stratified approach to breast cancer screening has gained
international interest as a mechanism to better balance the benefits, harms and costs of …

Delineation and detection of breast cancer using novel label-free fluorescence

A Mahmoud, YH El-Sharkawy - BMC Medical Imaging, 2023 - Springer
Background Accurate diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) plays a crucial role in clinical
pathology analysis and ensuring precise surgical margins to prevent recurrence. Methods …