polygenic risk score
Polygenic Risk Prediction Improves With Functional Annotation Data
Researchers developed a framework known as OmniPRS to boost PRS prediction accuracy by incorporating functional annotation data in simulated and real datasets.
Germline Variant Effects on Cancer Proteomes Spelled Out in 'Precision Peptidomics' Study
Researchers analyzed multiomic data for 1,064 patients with 10 cancer types, identifying common and rare germline variants influencing protein expression and function.
Heart Failure Genetic Study Highlights Interplay Between Common, Rare Risk Variants
Along with rare disease variants found in exome or genome sequence data, researchers identified common variants that combine to influence heart failure risk.
Personalized breast cancer prevention and screening programs and the management of healthy women with a family history of cancer may benefit from PRS.
Genomic Data Analytics Firm Galatea Bio Raises $25M
The company intends to use the funds to help expand its genomic database of people of non-European ancestry.