MAPRS

1. MAPRS raises the risk of obesity in humans (1.27-fold increased odds).

   Humans≥ 10% total body weight gainone SD increase1.5-2.5 yearsn = 78,219

   A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for body mass index predicts longitudinal weight change

   Genome medicine·5 Aug 2026

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1. MAPRS predicts body mass index in humans (0.16 kg/m2 increase).

   Humansconditioned on baseline BMI at the second-to-last measurementone SD increase1.5-2.5 yearsn = 78,219

   A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for body mass index predicts longitudinal weight change

   Genome medicine·5 Aug 2026

More on Body mass index