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Genomics plc Publishes Clinical Trial Results Demonstrating Successful Integration and Clinical Utility of Integrated Risk Scores Combining Polygenic and Clinical Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in NHS Primary Care

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It was designed to evaluate an integrated risk tool (IRT) that combines genetic risk in the form of a polygenic risk score or PRS, with QRISK, a prediction algorithm for CVD. For people aged 45-64, genetics accounts for 40% as much risk as all the non-genetic risk factors combined in QRISK.