Jeannette T. Bensen

This paper develops polygenic risk scores for breast cancer prediction in women of African ancestry by combining African and European ancestry datasets, improving prediction accuracy.

The paper assesses how the performance of an African-ancestry-specific polygenic hazard score varies with local ancestry in 8q24 using genetic data from 6,253 men with African ancestry.

The paper improves a polygenic hazard score for prostate cancer age at diagnosis by adding SNPs specific to African ancestry, enhancing performance in this population.