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Influence of lived experience on risk perception among women who received a breast cancer polygenic risk score: 'Another piece of the pie'.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2021
Willis Amanda M, Smith Sian K, Meiser Bettina, James Paul A, Ballinger Mandy L, Thomas David M, Yanes Tatiane, Young Mary-Anne
Abstract excerpt
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are personalized assessments of disease risk based on the cumulative effect of common low-risk genetic variants. PRS have been shown to accurately predict women's breast cancer risk and are likely to be incorporated into personalized breast cancer risk management programs. However, there are few studies investigating the individual impact of receiving a breast cancer PRS. Existing...
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