Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Pan-cancer analysis demonstrates that integrating polygenic risk scores with modifiable risk factors improves risk prediction

  • Linda Kachuri,
  • Rebecca E. Graff,
  • Karl Smith-Byrne,
  • Travis J. Meyers,
  • Sara R. Rashkin,
  • Elad Ziv,
  • John S. Witte,
  • Mattias Johansson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19600-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Predicting cancer risk requires large datasets and sophisticated models. Here the authors integrate polygenic risk scores and modifiable risk factors for multiple cancers in the UK Biobank, improving general risk prediction and distinguishing cases where genetic or lifestyle factors have stronger associations.