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Risk prediction by genetic risk scores for coronary heart disease is independent of self-reported family history.
European heart journal - 7 Feb 2016
Tada Hayato, Melander Olle, Louie Judy Z, Catanese Joseph J, Rowland Charles M, Devlin James J, Kathiresan Sekar, Shiffman Dov
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Genetic risk scores (GRSs) have been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in large studies. We asked whether expanding an established 27-variant GRS (GRS27) to a 50-variant GRS (GRS50) improved CHD prediction and whether GRSs are independent of self-reported family history of CHD. METHODS AND RESULTS: The association between GRSs and incident CHD was assessed in Cox models adjusting for established...
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