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Evaluating the impact of family history and polygenic risk scores on cardiometabolic disease risk.
BMC medicine - 3 Feb 2026
Onyenobi Ebuka, Oyibo Knightess, Zhong Michael, Adebamowo Sally N
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BACKGROUND: Cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While both family history (FH) and polygenic risk scores (PRS) are predictive of CMD risk, few studies have systematically evaluated their independent and joint effects. This study aimed to quantify the individual contributions of FH and PRS, as well as their combined impact on CMD risk. METHODS: We conducted an analysis of...
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