Your Ancestry Can Affect Alzheimer’s Risk Estimates. A New Genetic Score Is More Reliable
Researchers built a polygenic risk score from a more diverse database, improving estimates for people often underrepresented in earlier tests.
Researchers built a polygenic risk score from a more diverse database, improving estimates for people often underrepresented in earlier tests.
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Why it matters
This is a scientific development in genetic risk scoring for Alzheimer's that may improve medical risk estimates but has no direct or immediate impact on credit markets, lending, or financial regulation.
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Your Ancestry Can Affect Alzheimer’s Risk Estimates. A New Genetic Score Is More Reliable
Researchers built a polygenic risk score from a more diverse database, improving estimates for people often underrepresented in earlier tests.