Polygenic Risk Score in African populations: progress and challenges [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) analysis is a method that predicts the genetic risk of an individual towards targeted traits. Even when there are no significant markers, it gives evidence of a genetic effect beyond the results of Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). Moreover, it selects single nucleo...
Main Authors: | Rotimi Solomon, Gordon Wells, Benedikt Brors, Emmanuel Adetiba, Yagoub Adam, Ezekiel Adebiyi, Olabode Ajayi, Suraju Sadeeq, Olubanke Ogunlana, Judit Kumuthini, Emeka Iweala |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2023-04-01
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Series: | F1000Research |
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Online Access: | https://f1000research.com/articles/11-175/v2 |
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