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ArticleCJC open2021

Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores in "Lone" Atrial Fibrillation.

Julieta Lazarte, Jacqueline S Dron, Adam D McIntyre, Allan C Skanes, Lorne J Gula, Anthony S Tang, Rafik Tadros, Zachary W Laksman, Robert A Hegele, Jason D Roberts

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Article in CJC open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Precision Cardiogenomics in Athletes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  3. Innovative approaches to atrial fibrillation prediction: should polygenic scores and machine learning be implemented in clinical practice?Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julieta LazarteDepartment of Medicine and Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Jacqueline S DronDepartment of Medicine and Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Adam D McIntyreDepartment of Medicine and Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Allan C SkanesSection of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Lorne J GulaSection of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Anthony S TangSection of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Rafik TadrosDivision of Cardiology, Montréal Heart Institute, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Zachary W LaksmanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Robert A HegeleDepartment of Medicine and Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Jason D RobertsSection of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Western University · CAMontreal Heart Institute · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPolygenic scores incorporating varying numbers of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been demonstrated to exert a prominent role in atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to compare the relative discriminatory capacities of 2 previously validated polygenic scores in "lone" AF.

methodsA total of 186 lone AF cases of European ancestry underwent SNP genotyping. A genome-wide polygenic score (GPS) and polygenic risk score (PRS) involving 6,730,541 and 1168 SNPs, respectively, were calculated for 186 cases and 423 controls of European ancestry from the 1000 Genomes (1KG) Project. The distribution of the polygenic scores was compared between the cases and controls and their discriminatory capacities were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.

resultsA total of 34.4% of patients with lone AF had GPS scores greater than the top 10th percentile of 1KG controls, corresponding to a 4.64-fold increased odds (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.99-7.18;

conclusionsOur study evaluating 2 polygenic scores for AF suggests that the GPS, containing more than 6.7 million SNPs, exhibits an improved discriminatory capacity in lone AF compared with a PRS possessing 1168 SNPs. Our findings suggest that genetic risk scores for AF that maximally leverage genomic data may provide improved predictive power.

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PMCPMC8209371
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