Hidden structure in polygenic scores and the challenge of disentangling ancestry interactions in admixed populations.

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The extent to which genetic effects vary across ancestries remains a central question in human genetics, with direct implications for improving polygenic prediction. Recent studies have found that average causal effects are similar across ancestries, but empirical evidence and theoretical considerations suggest that interactions may still contribute to poor portability of polygenic scores. Here, we leverage the...

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