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Risk prediction by genetic risk scores for coronary heart disease is independent of self-reported family history.

Tada, Hayato ; Melander, Olle LU orcid ; Louie, Judy Z ; Catanese, Joseph J ; Rowland, Charles M ; Devlin, James J ; Kathiresan, Sekar and Shiffman, Dov (2015) In European Heart Journal
Abstract
Genetic risk scores (GRSs) have been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in large studies. We asked whether expanding an established 27-variant GRS (GRS27) to a 50-variant GRS (GRS50) improved CHD prediction and whether GRSs are independent of self-reported family history of CHD.
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European Heart Journal
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Oxford University Press
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1522-9645
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10.1093/eurheartj/ehv462
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English
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