Dr Sowmiya Moorthie, Senior Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation, explains polygenic scores, their potential  - and their limitations – in predicting risk of common diseases.

Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare.
 
 In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the impact it could have on patients, on society and on the people delivering your healthcare.
 
 Lots  more about polygenic scores  can be found on the PHG Foundation website  phgfoundation.org, where you can also read our latest report on the topic  Evaluation of polygenic score applications which was authored by Dr Moorthie.

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