hypercholesterolemia
The startup has developed software to automate polygenic risk score generation for hospitals and labs using microarray or sequencing data.
Polygenic Variation Affects Disease Risk From Monogenic Variants, Study Finds
Accounting for polygenic background in conditions like hereditary breast cancer or Lynch syndrome can increase the accuracy of disease risk estimation.
Genetic Screening Identifies Many at Risk of Inherited Disease But Missed by Routine Care
Most of the disease risk carriers identified in the Healthy Nevada Project did not meet clinical guidelines for screening, according to the new analysis.
American Heart Association Develops Genetic Testing Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease
The AHA said genetic testing is useful in the management of several inherited diseases such as cardiomyopathies and familial hypercholesterolemia.
Monogenic Hypercholesterolemia Increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk More Than Polygenic Form
Understanding the genetic causes of hypercholesterolemia could provide prognostic information to help treat patients, the researchers said.