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🧬 PRSs in practice (3/5): Higher-risk results = behaviour change? A common concern is that higher-risk polygenic risk scores (PRSs) don’t motivate lifestyle behaviour change. My
@nathumbehav.nature.com
paper with
@mikeinouye.bsky.social
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#BehaviourChange
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🧬 PRSs in practice (2/5): Do higher-risk polygenic risk score (PRS) results really cause distress? Evidence so far doesn’t suggest substantial or lasting psychological harm — though research remains limited. 👉
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#Genomics
#PolygenicRiskScores
#Risk
#MentalHealth
#Depression
#Anxiety
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🧬 I’ve started a series on polygenic risk scores (PRSs) in healthcare practice, from my new paper with
@mikeinouye.bsky.social
in
@nathumbehav.nature.com
. Yesterday’s post was on public understanding. Tomorrow: do higher-risk PRS results cause distress? 👉
rdcu.be/eNeKN
#Genomics
#PolygenicScores
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Psychological and behavioural considerations for integrating polygenic risk scores for disease into clinical practice
Nature Human Behaviour - The application of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) in clinical practice has advanced but also received criticism. In this Perspective, major psychological and behavioural...
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🧬 PRSs in practice (1/5): Public understanding — are we underestimating the public? A common claim: “The public won’t understand polygenic risk scores (PRSs)” — so using them in healthcare could be risky. But is that really true? 🧵
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