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Polygenic Risk Prediction in Diverticulitis.
Annals of surgery - 1 Jun 2023
De Roo Ana C, Chen Yanhua, Du Xiaomeng, Handelman Samuel, Byrnes Mary, Regenbogen Scott E, Speliotes Elizabeth K, Maguire Lillias H
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OBJECTIVE: To derive and validate a polygenic risk score (PRS) to predict the occurrence and severity of diverticulitis and to understand the potential for incorporation of a PRS in current decision-making. BACKGROUND: PRS quantifies genetic variation into a continuous measure of risk. There is a need for improved risk stratification to guide surgical decision-making that could be fulfilled by PRS. It is unknown...
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