Testing the generalizability of ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores to predict prostate cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

Testing the generalizability of ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores to predict prostate cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Genome-wide association studies do not always replicate well across populations, limiting the generalizability of polygenic risk scores (PRS). Despite higher incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer in men of African descent, much of what is known about cancer genetics co...

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Main Authors: Michelle S. Kim, Daphne Naidoo, Ujani Hazra, Melanie H. Quiver, Wenlong C. Chen, Corinne N. Simonti, Paidamoyo Kachambwa, Maxine Harlemon, Ilir Agalliu, Shakuntala Baichoo, Pedro Fernandez, Ann W. Hsing, Mohamed Jalloh, Serigne M. Gueye, Lamine Niang, Halimatou Diop, Medina Ndoye, Nana Yaa Snyper, Ben Adusei, James E. Mensah, Afua O. D. Abrahams, Richard Biritwum, Andrew A. Adjei, Akindele O. Adebiyi, Olayiwola Shittu, Olufemi Ogunbiyi, Sikiru Adebayo, Oseremen I. Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Maxwell M. Nwegbu, Hafees O. Ajibola, Olabode P. Oluwole, Mustapha A. Jamda, Elvira Singh, Audrey Pentz, Maureen Joffe, Burcu F. Darst, David V. Conti, Christopher A. Haiman, Petrus V. Spies, André van der Merwe, Thomas E. Rohan, Judith Jacobson, Alfred I. Neugut, Jo McBride, Caroline Andrews, Lindsay N. Petersen, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Joseph Lachance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
Africa
Health disparities
Genomic medicine
Polygenic risk scores
Population genetics
Prostate cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-022-02766-z

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