Polygenic risk score

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A polygenic risk score (PRS) is a number that estimates how likely someone is to develop a particular disease or trait based on their genetics. Rather than looking at a single gene, it combines information from hundreds or thousands of genetic variations scattered across the genome, each contributing a small effect.

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