Improving prediction models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using polygenic, pre-existing conditions, and survey-based risk scores in the UK Biobank
Jin W, Boss J, Bakulski K, Goutman S, Feldman E, Fritsche L, Mukherjee B. Improving prediction models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using polygenic, pre-existing conditions, and survey-based risk scores in the UK Biobank. Journal Of Neurology 2024, 271: 6923-6934. PMID: 39249108, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12644-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic risk scoresRisk scorePre-existing conditionsPhenome-wide association studyControls of European descentPhenotype risk scoreUK Biobank dataAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis riskRisk score distributionIncreased ALS riskInfluence of environmental exposuresExposure-related factorsCombined risk scoreUK BiobankAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisBaseline demographic covariatesBiobank dataPRS-CSALS riskAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosisDiagnosis 1Demographic covariatesAssociation studiesEuropean descentMethodsUtilizing data