Small effects from millions of genes may add up to new risk-screening tool
(Reuters Health) - Subtle variations in millions of genes contribute to individual risk for common illnesses like heart disease and diabetes - and putting them all together into a "polygenic" risk profile can identify many more people with higher than average odds of getting sick, researchers say.
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