Polygenic backgrounds influence phenotypic consequences of variants in cells, individuals, and populations.

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Both rare and common genetic variants contribute to human disease, and emerging evidence suggests that they combine additively to influence disease liability. However, the non-linear relationship between disease liability and disease prevalence means that risk variants may have more severe phenotypic consequences in high-risk polygenic backgrounds and minimal impact in low-risk backgrounds, resulting in uneven...

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