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. 2018 Mar 30;15(3):e1002546.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002546. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Cardiovascular disease: The rise of the genetic risk score

Joshua W Knowles  1 , Euan A Ashley  1
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Cardiovascular disease: The rise of the genetic risk score

Joshua W Knowles et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Perspective, Joshua Knowles and Euan Ashley discuss the potential for use of genetic risk scores in clinical practice.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: EA is an advisor for Genome Medical.

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