No evidence for using polygenic risk scores in embryo selection
The use of polygenic risk scores to select embryos is being advertised and sold by some private fertility clinics...
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Polygenic
Relating to a condition or trait influenced by the combined effects of multiple different genes.
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NHS pilot to test polygenic scores as a screening tool
The NHS has launched a world-first pilot study of predictive genomic testing for the prevention of cardiovascular disease...
Alzheimer's may be detectable before symptoms appear
Healthy people with an inherited risk of Alzheimer's disease show structural brain differences before the onset of symptoms...
Genetic testing advances revealed at European Human Genetics Conference
Genetic testing could prove useful for determining a diagnosis and prognosis for people with epilepsy, attendees at the European Society of Human Genetics conference heard...
Genetic research suggests men can develop polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms
Men carrying genetic risk factors for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to develop diabetes, obesity and male-pattern baldness...
NHS launches polygenic scores pilot to calculate heart disease risk
The NHS is to trial a new approach in personalised medicine that aims to help calculate patients' individual risk for heart disease...
Qatar leads the way in mapping genetic risk factors for the Arab population
Despite making up around 400 million of the global population, Middle Eastern populations have been under-represented in genomic studies — until now...
A pathway to nowhere? A critique of the National Academy of Sciences report on genome editing
The transformative impact of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing was recognised last week, with the Nobel Prize being awarded to its founders Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier...
Event Review: The Genetics of Mental Health — Episode one
We get a great deal of mileage out of the terms 'nature' and 'nurture', even though thinking about evolution, human beings, and life using these supposedly distinct and mutually exclusive labels is surely a gross simplification...
Polygenic type 1 diabetes can present in neonates
A new extreme subtype of polygenic type 1 diabetes has been identified in infants under six months of age...