Diseases

Genetic Risk Score

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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Abstract

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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  • Genetic Risk Scores
  • Risk Score, Genetic
  • Risk Scores, Genetic
  • Score, Genetic Risk
  • Scores, Genetic Risk
  • Polygenic Risk Score
  • Polygenic Risk Scores
  • Risk Score, Polygenic
  • Risk Scores, Polygenic
  • Score, Polygenic Risk
  • Scores, Polygenic Risk

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, epidemiology, ethnology.

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2024

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  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease (1999-2023)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Genetic Risk Score. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096442
  2. Genetic Risk Score. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124260534