Impact of selection bias on polygenic risk score estimates in healthcare settings
Journal
Psychological Medicine
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
15
Pages
7435
Date Issued
2023-11
Author(s)
Lee, Younga Heather
Thaweethai, Tanayott
Sheu, Yi-Han
Karlson, Elizabeth W
Ge, Tian
Kraft, Peter
Smoller, Jordan W
Abstract
Hospital-based biobanks are being increasingly considered as a resource for translating polygenic risk scores (PRS) into clinical practice. However, since these biobanks originate from patient populations, there is a possibility of bias in polygenic risk estimation due to overrepresentation of patients with higher frequency of healthcare interactions.
Subjects
biobank; causal inference; inverse probability weighting; polygenic risk score; selection bias
Type
journal article