Care Consideration: Polygenic Risk Score

ICARE Featured Video April 2022

Polygenic Risk Scores

Below you may watch a featured video from the April 2022 Genetics Case Conference focused on polygenic risk scores with guest expert Marc Tischkowitz, MD, PhD.

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ICARE Social Media Post August 2021

Breast Cancer Risk Among Breast Cancer Gene Carriers Varies by Polygenic Risk Score

For more information, read the π˜‘π˜°π˜Άπ˜³π˜―π˜’π˜­ 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭π˜ͺ𝘯π˜ͺ𝘀𝘒𝘭 π˜–π˜―π˜€π˜°π˜­π˜°π˜¨π˜Ί article at the link below:https://ascopubs.org/doi/figure/10.1200/JCO.20.01992

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ICARE Social Media Post December 2020

Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score May Help Predict Risk of Contralateral Disease

For further information, view the article available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/…/pii/S0002929720303219

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ICARE Social Media Post November 2020

Polygenic Risk Scores in Predicting Breast Cancer Risk

For further information, view the article available at: https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/PO.19.00360

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ICARE Social Media Post October 2020

Polygenic Risk Scores in Refining Breast Cancer Risks

For further information, view the article available at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767768

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2020

Polygenic Risk Scores and Colon Cancer

A recent study focused on how polygenic risk scores (PRS) may be related to colorectal cancers. Of note, PRS are calculated using genetic differences throughout someone’s DNA, in combination with their clinical and family history of cancer. PRS, alongside environmental and lifestyle risk factors, may help to identify people who may benefit from screening at …

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ICARE Social Media Post March 2020

Polygenic Risk Score and Colon Cancer Risk

A Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) is calculated using genetic differences throughout someone’s DNA, in combination with clinical and family history of cancer. This score, alongside environmental and lifestyle risk factors, may help to identify people who might benefit from screening at an earlier age. Important facts about PRS: – It does NOT look for changes …

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