A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for body mass index predicts longitudinal weight change
Tianyuan Lu, Lily N. Stalter, Kate V. Lauer, Bret M. Hanlon, Wenmin Zhang, Luke M. Funk
This paper develops a multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for BMI that predicts longitudinal weight change and shows strong associations across diverse genetic ancestries.
Genome Medicine · Aug 5, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine