Molecular Diagnosis as a Probability of Necessity
John W. Belmont, C.J. Williams, Chad A. Shaw
The paper introduces the Probability of Necessity (PN) to assess genetic diagnosis, showing it differs from penetrance and can resolve variant classification ambiguity in diseases like ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's.
medRxiv · Oct 4, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine