Mapping polygenic risk scores to brain cells: insights for neurodegenerative diseases
Emily Simmonds, Anna McKeever, Ümran Yaman, Ganna Leonenko, Kerbez Kimatova, Philip R. Taylor, Siddharthan Chandran, Mina Ryten, Baljit Khakh, John Tiernan O'Brien, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, Dervis A. M. Salih, Valentina Escott‐Price
The paper uses polygenic risk scores to analyze genetic contributions to neurodegenerative diseases across brain cell types, finding shared and disease-specific genetic risks.
medRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine