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Selection, optimization, and validation of ten chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse populations

Lennon, N. J.; Kottyan, L. C.; Kachulis, C.; Abul-Husn, N.; Arias, J.; Belbin, G.; Below, J. E.; Berndt, S.; Chung, W.; Cimino, J. J.; Clayton, E. W.; Connolly, J. J.; Crosslin, D.; Dikilitas, O.; Edwards, D. R. V.; Feng, Q.; Fisher, M.; Freimuth, R.; Ge, T.; Glessner, J. T.; Gordon, A.; Guiducci, C.; Hakonarson, H.; Harden, M.; Harr, M.; Hirschhorn, J.; Hoggart, C.; Hsu, L.; Irvin, R.; Jarvik, G. P.; Karlson, E. W.; Karlson, E. W.; Khan, A.; Khera, A.; Kiryluk, K.; Kullo, I.; Larkin, K.; Limdi, N.; Linder, J. E.; Loos, R.; Luo, Y.; Malolepsza, E.; Manolio, T.; Martin, L. J.; McCarthy, L.; Mei

2023-06-05 genetic and genomic medicine
10.1101/2023.05.25.23290535 medRxiv
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Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have improved in predictive performance supporting their use in clinical practice. Reduced predictive performance of PRS in diverse populations can exacerbate existing health disparities. The NHGRI-funded eMERGE Network is returning a PRS-based genome-informed risk assessment to 25,000 diverse adults and children. We assessed PRS performance, medical actionability, and potential clinical utility for 23 conditions. Standardized metrics were considered in the selection process with additional consideration given to strength of evidence in African and Hispanic populations. Ten conditions were selected with a range of high-risk thresholds: atrial fibrillation, breast cancer, chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease, hypercholesterolemia, prostate cancer, asthma, type 1 diabetes, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. We developed a pipeline for clinical PRS implementation, used genetic ancestry to calibrate PRS mean and variance, created a framework for regulatory compliance, and developed a PRS clinical report. eMERGEs experience informs the infrastructure needed to implement PRS-based implementation in diverse clinical settings.

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