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Breast cancer risk prediction using a clinical risk model and polygenic risk score.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Oct 2016
Shieh Yiwey, Hu Donglei, Ma Lin, Huntsman Scott, Gard Charlotte C, Leung Jessica W T, Tice Jeffrey A, Vachon Celine M, Cummings Steven R, Kerlikowske Karla, Ziv Elad
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Breast cancer risk assessment can inform the use of screening and prevention modalities. We investigated the performance of the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) risk model in combination with a polygenic risk score (PRS) comprised of 83 single nucleotide polymorphisms identified from genome-wide association studies. We conducted a nested case-control study of 486 cases and 495 matched controls within...
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