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A Comparison of Ten Polygenic Score Methods for Psychiatric Disorders Applied Across Multiple Cohorts.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2021
Ni Guiyan, Zeng Jian, Revez Joana A, Wang Ying, Zheng Zhili, Ge Tian, Restuadi Restuadi, Kiewa Jacqueline, Nyholt Dale R, Coleman Jonathan R I, Smoller Jordan W, Yang Jian, Visscher Peter M, Wray Naomi R
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BACKGROUND: Polygenic scores (PGSs), which assess the genetic risk of individuals for a disease, are calculated as a weighted count of risk alleles identified in genome-wide association studies. PGS methods differ in which DNA variants are included and the weights assigned to them; some require an independent tuning sample to help inform these choices. PGSs are evaluated in independent target cohorts with known...
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