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Genetic Risk, Healthy Lifestyle, and Risk Stratification for Diverticulitis.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons - 1 Apr 2026
Ueland Thomas E, Shelley John P, Mosley Jonathan D, Robinson Jamie R, Gamazon Eric R, Maguire Lillias L, Peek Richard, Sharp Kenneth, Hawkins Alexander T
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BACKGROUND: A polygenic risk score approximates an individual's genetic susceptibility to disease, whereas the Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score captures a healthy lifestyle. This study applied the LE8 score and a polygenic risk score to severe diverticulitis. Multiple variations in lifestyle scores were compared. We hypothesized that genetics would complement lifestyle information in risk stratification. STUDY...
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