A Polygenic Score Predicts Caries Experience in Elderly Swedish Adults.

doi:10.1177/00220345241232330

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A Polygenic Score Predicts Caries Experience in Elderly Swedish Adults.

Journal of dental research - 1 May 2024

Fries N, Haworth S, Shaffer J R, Esberg A, Divaris K, Marazita M L, Johansson I

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Caries is a partially heritable disease, raising the possibility that a polygenic score (PS, a summary of an individual's genetic propensity for disease) might be a useful tool for risk assessment. To date, PS for some diseases have shown clinical utility, although no PS for caries has been evaluated. The objective of the study was to test whether a PS for caries is associated with disease experience or increment...

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Humans
Sweden
Dental Caries
Male
Female
Aged
Multifactorial Inheritance
Genome-Wide Association Study
DMF Index
Risk Assessment
Middle Aged
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Registries

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PMID: 38584306
DOI: 10.1177/00220345241232330
PMCID: PMC11047011

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