Genetic risk scores 'do not have a place in public health screening'
Researchers said the scoring system led to false positives and ‘performed poorly' when predicting if a person would develop common diseases.
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Researchers said the scoring system led to false positives and ‘performed poorly' when predicting if a person would develop common diseases.
University College London researchers found commercially available genetic tests only identified just 11 per cent of individuals who went on to develop disease, such as cancer.
Researchers said the scoring system led to false positives and ‘performed poorly’ when predicting if a person would develop common diseases.
Researchers said the scoring system led to false positives and ‘performed poorly’ when predicting if a person would develop common diseases.
Researchers said the scoring system led to false positives and ‘performed poorly’ when predicting if a person would develop common diseases.