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Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Clinical Validation of Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Risk Scores in a U.S. Cohort.
Nutrients - 6 Mar 2025
Ponikowska Małgorzata, Di Domenico Paolo, Bolli Alessandro, Busby George Bartholomew, Perez Emma, Bottà Giordano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polygenic risk score (PRS) quantifies the cumulative effects of common genetic variants across the genome, including both coding and non-coding regions, to predict the risk of developing common diseases. In cardiovascular medicine, PRS enhances risk stratification beyond traditional clinical risk factors, offering a precision medicine approach to coronary artery disease (CAD) prevention. This study...
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- Humans
- Precision Medicine
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Risk Assessment
- Female
- United States
