Tracking Genomes for Diseases (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Tracking Genomes for Diseases

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Traditional GWAS “black box”-like models use statistics to predict disease risk from genomes. Most diseases are polygenic, meaning many sites in the genome contribute towards disease risk, making it hard to pinpoint the underlying biological mechanisms.

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Natália Ružičková/ISTA

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