Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology

A statistical review of polygenic risk scores: from heuristics to model-based inference

By Xuan Huang, Wei Jiang

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The paper

Xuan Huang, Wei Jiang

The University of Texas at Arlington

Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, 19 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1515/sagmb-2026-0007 PubMed 42760896

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