European polygenic risk score for prediction of breast cancer shows similar performance in Asian women

European polygenic risk score for prediction of breast cancer shows similar performance in Asian women

Polygenic risk scores predict the likelihood that an individual will develop a certain cancer, however these are often specific for a given population. Here, the authors show that a risk score developed to assess the risk of breast cancer in European women can also predict risk in Asian populations.

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Main Authors: Weang-Kee Ho, Min-Min Tan, Nasim Mavaddat, Mei-Chee Tai, Shivaani Mariapun, Jingmei Li, Peh-Joo Ho, Joe Dennis, Jonathan P. Tyrer, Manjeet K. Bolla, Kyriaki Michailidou, Qin Wang, Daehee Kang, Ji-Yeob Choi, Suniza Jamaris, Xiao-Ou Shu, Sook-Yee Yoon, Sue K. Park, Sung-Won Kim, Chen-Yang Shen, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Ern Yu Tan, Patrick Mun Yew Chan, Kenneth Muir, Artitaya Lophatananon, Anna H. Wu, Daniel O. Stram, Keitaro Matsuo, Hidemi Ito, Ching Wan Chan, Joanne Ngeow, Wei Sean Yong, Swee Ho Lim, Geok Hoon Lim, Ava Kwong, Tsun L. Chan, Su Ming Tan, Jaime Seah, Esther M. John, Allison W. Kurian, Woon-Puay Koh, Chiea Chuen Khor, Motoki Iwasaki, Taiki Yamaji, Kiak Mien Veronique Tan, Kiat Tee Benita Tan, John J. Spinelli, Kristan J. Aronson, Siti Norhidayu Hasan, Kartini Rahmat, Anushya Vijayananthan, Xueling Sim, Paul D. P. Pharoah, Wei Zheng, Alison M. Dunning, Jacques Simard, Rob Martinus van Dam, Cheng-Har Yip, Nur Aishah Mohd Taib, Mikael Hartman, Douglas F. Easton, Soo-Hwang Teo, Antonis C. Antoniou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17680-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17680-w

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