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Polygenic risk scores and plasma proteomics identify cancer-related proteins and trans-regulated protein networks.
Cell genomics - 9 Sept 2026
Dutta Diptavo, Zhang Jingning, Guo Xinyu, Quint Rosamund, Rooney Mary R, Machiela Mitchell J, Brown Kevin M, Coresh Josef, Battle Alexis J, Platz Elizabeth A, Chatterjee Nilanjan
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies identify cancer susceptibility loci, but downstream protein mechanisms remain incompletely defined. We integrate polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for 21 cancers with 4,955 plasma proteins measured in cancer-free Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) participants to prioritize cancer-related proteins and protein networks. The protein quantitative trait score (pQTS) approach...
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- Humans
- Genetic Risk Score
- Proteomics
- Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
