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polygenic score: a standalone construct

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Behavioral genetics

a person's summed genetic load for a trait, adding many small allele effects weighted by their estimated association.

In behavioral genetics, polygenic score refers to a person's summed genetic load for a trait, adding many small allele effects weighted by their estimated association. This meaning comes from The International Schizophrenia Consortium (2009) in Nature.[1]

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References

The International Schizophrenia Consortium (2009). Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Nature, 460(7256), 748-752. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08185

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