Integration of questionnaire-based risk factors improves polygenic risk scores for human coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Max Tamlander; Nina Mars; Matti Pirinen; FinnGen; Elisabeth Widén; Samuli Ripatti
- Source
- Communications Biology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
- Subject
- Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2399-3642
Max Tamlander et al. combine polygenic risk scores and clinical assessments to improve prediction of coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes in European cohorts. Taken together, their results provide a useful method for preliminary cardiometabolic risk assessment in patients.