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Polygenic risk scores: from research tools to clinical instruments
CM Lewis et al, Genome Medicine, May 2020

In this review, we consider how polygenic risk scores may be informative at different points in the disease trajectory giving examples of progress in the field and discussing obstacles that need to be addressed before clinical implementation.