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Pan-cancer analysis demonstrates that integrating polygenic risk scores with modifiable risk factors improves risk prediction.
Nature communications - 27 Nov 2020
Kachuri Linda, Graff Rebecca E, Smith-Byrne Karl, Meyers Travis J, Rashkin Sara R, Ziv Elad, Witte John S, Johansson Mattias
Abstract excerpt
Cancer risk is determined by a complex interplay of environmental and heritable factors. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) provide a personalized genetic susceptibility profile that may be leveraged for disease prediction. Using data from the UK Biobank (413,753 individuals; 22,755 incident cancer cases), we quantify the added predictive value of integrating cancer-specific PRS with family history and modifiable risk...
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