High polygenic risk score is a risk factor associated with colorectal cancer based on data from the UK Biobank.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cancer among both men and women and is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. It is important to identify risk factors that may be used to help reduce morbidity and mortality of the disease. We used a case-control study design to explore the associat...

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Main Authors: Mei Yang, Vagheesh M Narasimhan, F Benjamin Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295155&type=printable