Significant sparse polygenic risk scores across 813 traits in UK Biobank

Y Tanigawa, J Qian, G Venkataraman… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
We present a systematic assessment of polygenic risk score (PRS) prediction across more
than 1,500 traits using genetic and phenotype data in the UK Biobank. We report 813 sparse …

Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk: a 2022 update

E Goldsborough, N Osuji… - … and Metabolism Clinics, 2022 - endo.theclinics.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide, with
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) being the dominant cause of total CVD …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review: how the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder polygenic risk score adds to our understanding of ADHD and associated traits

A Ronald, N de Bode, TJC Polderman - … of the American Academy of Child …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate, by systematically reviewing the literature, whether the attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) polygenic risk score (PRS) associates with ADHD and …

From the prodromal stage of multiple sclerosis to disease prevention

RA Marrie, M Allegretta, LF Barcellos, B Bebo… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
A prodrome is an early set of signs or symptoms that indicate the onset of a disease before
more typical symptoms develop. Prodromal stages are well recognized in some neurological …

Non-linear machine learning models incorporating SNPs and PRS improve polygenic prediction in diverse human populations

M Elgart, G Lyons, S Romero-Brufau… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are commonly used to quantify the inherited susceptibility for a
trait, yet they fail to account for non-linear and interaction effects between single nucleotide …

[PDF][PDF] The construction of cross-population polygenic risk scores using transfer learning

Z Zhao, LG Fritsche, JA Smith, B Mukherjee… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
As most existing genome-wide association studies (GWASs) were conducted in European-
ancestry cohorts, and as the existing polygenic risk score (PRS) models have limited …

Genetic risk for overall cancer and the benefit of adherence to a healthy lifestyle

M Zhu, T Wang, Y Huang, X Zhao, Y Ding, M Zhu, M Ji… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Cancer site–specific polygenic risk scores (PRS) effectively identify individuals at high risk of
individual cancers, but the effectiveness of PRS on overall cancer risk assessment and the …

Molecular genetics and complex inheritance of congenital heart disease

NS Diab, S Barish, W Dong, S Zhao, G Allington, X Yu… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital malformation and the
leading cause of mortality therein. Genetic etiologies contribute to an estimated 90% of CHD …

Genetic hypothesis and pharmacogenetics side of renin-angiotensin-system in COVID-19

D Gemmati, V Tisato - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of host genetics and demography in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
is a crucial aspect of infection, prognosis and associated case fatality rate. Individual genetic …

Genome-wide association of polygenic risk extremes for Alzheimer's disease in the UK Biobank

C Gouveia, E Gibbons, N Dehghani, J Eapen… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In just over a decade, advances in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have offered
an approach to stratify individuals based on genetic risk for disease. Using recent …