Prediction of leprosy in the Chinese population based on a weighted genetic risk score.

• Main Authors: Na Wang (Author), Zhenzhen Wang (Author), Chuan Wang (Author), Xi'an Fu (Author), Gongqi Yu (Author), Zhenhua Yue (Author), Tingting Liu (Author), Huimin Zhang (Author), Lulu Li (Author), Mingfei Chen (Author), Honglei Wang (Author), Guiye Niu (Author), Dan Liu (Author), Mingkai Zhang (Author), Yuanyuan Xu (Author), Yan Zhang (Author), Jinghui Li (Author), Zhen Li (Author), Jiabao You (Author), Tongsheng Chu (Author), Furong Li (Author), Dianchang Liu (Author), Hong Liu (Author), Furen Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Genome wide association studies (GWASs) have revealed multiple genetic variants associated with leprosy in the Chinese population. The aim of our study was to utilize the genetic variants to construct a risk prediction model through a weighted genetic risk score (GRS) in a Chinese set and to further...