Breast cancer (female)
Polygenic score · Health · 11 variants
Breast cancer has a well-studied common-variant component, separate from BRCA genes. This score sums many such variants (relevant to people with breast tissue).
Evidence & sources
This polygenic score combines 11 common variants.
A higher score means higher breast cancer risk.
This score was developed mostly in people of East Asian ancestry (100%), so it may be less accurate for other backgrounds.
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References: PGS Catalog
Educational and informational only, not medical advice.
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