Polygenic resilience scores capture protective genetic effects for Alzheimers disease
Jiahui Hou, Jonathan Hess, Nicola J. Armstrong, Joshua C. Bis, Benjamin Grenier‐Boley, Ida Karlsson, Ganna Leonenko, Katya T. Numbers, Eleanor K. O’Brien, Alexey A. Shadrin, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Qiong Yang, Ole A. Andreassen, Henry Brodaty, Margaret Gatz, , Stephen J. Glatt
This study identifies genetic resilience factors for Alzheimer's disease by constructing polygenic resilience scores that reduce genetic risk penetrance and correlate with polygenic risk scores in unaffected individuals.
Translational Psychiatry · Jul 25, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine