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Polygenic risk of high LDL cholesterol and ischemic heart disease in the general population.

Tim Møller EyrichNawar DalilaMette ChristoffersenAnne Tybjærg-HansenStefan Stender
Published in: Atherosclerosis (2024)
The top 1 % of LDL-PRS and CAD-PRS conferred effects on LDL-C and risk of IHD comparable to those seen for carriers of rare FH-causing variants in APOB or LDLR. These results highlight the potential value of implementing such PRS clinically.
Keyphrases
  • low density lipoprotein
  • coronary artery disease
  • copy number
  • gene expression
  • risk assessment
  • climate change