ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.9-9 | Genetic Obesity and Genetic Risk Score | ESPEYB20

9.9. Genetic risk score enhances the risk prediction of severe obesity in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Y Sapkota , W Qiu , SB Dixon , CL Wilson , Z Wang , J Zhang , W Leisenring , EJ Chow , S Bhatia , GT Armstrong , LL Robison , MM Hudson , A Delaney , Y Yasui

Brief summary: This study evaluated the ability of genetic risk scores to predict severe obesity in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Data from 2548 survivors of European ancestry from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study was analyzed and findings were validated in 6064 survivors from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Survivors with higher genetic risk scores had significantly higher odds of severe obesity. Adding genetic risk scores to prediction models that included canc...