Assessment of polygenic risk score performance in East Asian populations for ten common diseases

Abstract Polygenic risk score (PRS) uses genetic variants to assess disease susceptibility. While PRS performance is well-studied in Europeans, its accuracy in East Asians is less explored. This study evaluated PRSs for ten diseases in the Health Examinees (HEXA) cohort (n = 55,870) in Korea. Single...

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Main Authors: Hae-Un Jung, Hyein Jung, Eun Ju Baek, Ji-One Kang, Shin Young Kwon, Jaeyoon You, Ji Eun Lim, Bermseok Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07767-9
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