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Polygenic risk score and coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis of 979,286 participant data.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2021
Agbaedeng Thomas A, Noubiap Jean Jacques, Mofo Mato Edith Pascale, Chew Derek P, Figtree Gemma A, Said M Abdullah, van der Harst Pim
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a complex disease with a strong genetic basis. While previous studies have combined common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) into a polygenic risk score (PRS) to predict CAD risk, this association is poorly characterised. We performed a meta-analysis to estimate the effect of PRS on the risk of CAD. METHODS: Online databases were searched for studies...
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