Genetic Risk Score

Overview

Estimate of an individual's genetic liability to a trait or disease, calculated according to their genotype profile and relevant genome-wide association study data. (from Tutorial: a guide to performing polygenic risk score analyses. Nat Protoc. 2020 Sep;15(9):2759.)

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C23.550.291.687.500.750|E05.318.740.600.800.725.250|G05.380.355.500|N05.715.360.750.625.700.700.250|N06.850.520.830.600.800.725.250

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