Prostate cancer (male)
Polygenic score · Health · 249 variants
Prostate cancer is among the most common cancers in men. This score sums many common variants that shift lifetime risk (relevant to people with a prostate).
Evidence & sources
This polygenic score combines 249 common variants.
A higher score means higher prostate cancer risk.
This score was developed mostly in people of European ancestry (76%), 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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