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PRState: Incorporating genetic ancestry in prostate cancer risk scores for men of African ancestry.
BMC cancer - 9 Dec 2022
Pagadala Meghana S, Linscott Joshua A, Talwar James V, Seibert Tyler M, Rose Brent, Lynch Julie, Panizzon Matthew, Hauger Richard, Hansen Moritz H, Sammon Jesse D, Hayn Matthew H, Kader Karim, Carter Hannah, Ryan Stephen T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PrCa) is one of the most genetically driven solid cancers with heritability estimates as high as 57%. Men of African ancestry are at an increased risk of PrCa; however, current polygenic risk score (PRS) models are based on European ancestry groups and may not be broadly applicable. The objective of this study was to construct an African ancestry-specific PrCa PRS (PRState) and...
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