A MULTI-TRAIT APPROACH IMPROVES POLYGENIC RISK SCORES FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN ACROSS POPULATION-BASED AND CLINICALLY ASCERTAINED SAMPLES
Rachael O. Osagie, Goodarz Kolifarhood, Marc Parisien, Amandeep Kaur, Hsuan Megan Tsao, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Justin Pelletier, Claude Bhérer, Audrey Virginia Grant, Carolina B. Meloto
This paper improves polygenic risk scores for chronic back pain by combining multiple traits, showing better performance in clinical samples.
medRxiv · Aug 27, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine