Episode 18: Polygenic risk scores and the side effects of exogenous hormone use - Therese Johansson
ResearchBytes by Lachlan Gray, Felix Kohane and Imtiaz Desai
E18
Apr 4, 2024
46:36
Episode notes
In this episode we chat with Therese Johansson who is a PhD student at Uppsala University in Stockholm, Sweden. Therese is a population geneticist and epidemiologist who investigates how genetic variants - individual specific changes in DNA - can influence risk of anorexia nervosa and deep vein thrombosis. Additionally, Therese has undertaken important research into the long-term side effects of exogenous hormone use.
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