PGS Publication: PGP000723

Publication Information (EuropePMC)
Title Genome-wide analyses of variance in blood cell phenotypes provide new insights into complex trait biology and prediction.
PubMed ID 40335489(Europe PMC)
doi 10.1038/s41467-025-59525-4
Publication Date May 7, 2025
Journal Nat Commun
Author(s) Xiang R, Ben-Eghan C, Liu Y, Roberts D, Ritchie S, Lambert SA, Xu Y, Takeuchi F, Inouye M.
Released in PGS Catalog: May 20, 2025

Associated Polygenic Score(s)

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Individuals included in:
G - Source of Variant Associations (GWAS)
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PGS Developed By This Publication

Polygenic Score ID & Name PGS Publication ID (PGP) Reported Trait Mapped Trait(s) (Ontology) Number of Variants Ancestry distribution
GWAS
Dev
Eval
Scoring File (FTP Link)
PGS005196
(VPGS_RET_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reticulocyte fraction of red cells variance reticulocyte amount 9,470,586
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005196/ScoringFiles/PGS005196.txt.gz
PGS005182
(VPGS_EO)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Eosinophil count variance eosinophil count 8,862,968
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005182/ScoringFiles/PGS005182.txt.gz
PGS005177
(VPGS_HCT)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Hematocrit variance hematocrit 9,502,208
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005177/ScoringFiles/PGS005177.txt.gz
PGS005183
(VPGS_EO_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Eosinophil percentage of white cells variance eosinophil percentage of leukocytes 9,498,015
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005183/ScoringFiles/PGS005183.txt.gz
PGS005184
(VPGS_LYMPH_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Lymphocyte percentage of white cells variance lymphocyte percentage of leukocytes 9,502,358
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005184/ScoringFiles/PGS005184.txt.gz
PGS005185
(VPGS_MCHC)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration variance mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration 9,502,181
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005185/ScoringFiles/PGS005185.txt.gz
PGS005186
(VPGS_MCH)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin variance mean corpuscular hemoglobin 9,498,745
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005186/ScoringFiles/PGS005186.txt.gz
PGS005187
(VPGS_MCV)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Mean corpuscular volume variance erythrocyte volume 9,500,832
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005187/ScoringFiles/PGS005187.txt.gz
PGS005189
(VPGS_MONO)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Monocyte count variance monocyte count 9,489,073
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005189/ScoringFiles/PGS005189.txt.gz
PGS005179
(VPGS_HLR)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
High light scatter reticulocyte count variance reticulocyte count 9,481,520
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005179/ScoringFiles/PGS005179.txt.gz
PGS005188
(VPGS_MPV)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Mean platelet volume variance platelet volume 9,454,052
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005188/ScoringFiles/PGS005188.txt.gz
PGS005193
(VPGS_PLT)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Platelet count variance platelet count 9,451,248
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005193/ScoringFiles/PGS005193.txt.gz
PGS005197
(VPGS_WBC)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
White blood cell count variance leukocyte quantity 9,503,677
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005197/ScoringFiles/PGS005197.txt.gz
PGS005178
(VPGS_HGB)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Hemoglobin concentration variance hemoglobin measurement 9,500,975
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005178/ScoringFiles/PGS005178.txt.gz
PGS005194
(VPGS_PDW)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Platelet distribution width variance platelet component distribution width 9,454,587
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005194/ScoringFiles/PGS005194.txt.gz
PGS005173
(VPGS_PCT)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Plateletcrit variance platelet crit 9,451,377
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005173/ScoringFiles/PGS005173.txt.gz
PGS005175
(VPGS_BASO)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Basophil count variance basophil count 9,437,557
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005175/ScoringFiles/PGS005175.txt.gz
PGS005176
(VPGS_RET)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reticulocyte count variance reticulocyte count 9,469,884
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005176/ScoringFiles/PGS005176.txt.gz
PGS005195
(VPGS_RBC)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Red blood cell count variance erythrocyte count 9,501,618
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005195/ScoringFiles/PGS005195.txt.gz
PGS005180
(VPGS_HLR_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
High light scatter reticulocyte percentage of red cells variance reticulocyte amount 9,481,225
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005180/ScoringFiles/PGS005180.txt.gz
PGS005181
(VPGS_BASO_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Basophil percentage of white cells variance basophil percentage of leukocytes 9,493,222
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005181/ScoringFiles/PGS005181.txt.gz
PGS005190
(VPGS_MONO_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Monocyte percentage of white cells variance monocyte percentage of leukocytes 9,488,343
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005190/ScoringFiles/PGS005190.txt.gz
PGS005192
(VPGS_NEUT_P)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Neutrophil percentage of white cells variance neutrophil percentage of leukocytes 9,499,990
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005192/ScoringFiles/PGS005192.txt.gz
PGS005191
(VPGS_NEUT)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Neutrophil count variance neutrophil count 9,499,020
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005191/ScoringFiles/PGS005191.txt.gz
PGS005172
(VPGS_IRF)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Immature fraction of reticulocytes variance reticulocyte amount 9,469,602
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005172/ScoringFiles/PGS005172.txt.gz
PGS005174
(VPGS_LYMPH)
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Lymphocyte count variance lymphocyte count 9,501,646
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS005174/ScoringFiles/PGS005174.txt.gz

Performance Metrics

Disclaimer: The performance metrics are displayed as reported by the source studies. It is important to note that metrics are not necessarily comparable with each other. For example, metrics depend on the sample characteristics (described by the PGS Catalog Sample Set [PSS] ID), phenotyping, and statistical modelling. Please refer to the source publication for additional guidance on performance.

PGS Performance
Metric ID (PPM)
Evaluated Score PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS)
Performance Source Trait PGS Effect Sizes
(per SD change)
Classification Metrics Other Metrics Covariates Included in the Model PGS Performance:
Other Relevant Information
PPM022530 PGS005188
(VPGS_MPV)
PSS012002|
European Ancestry|
37,224 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Mean_platelet_volume β: 0.0004 — R²: 0.36857 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022531 PGS005194
(VPGS_PDW)
PSS012006|
European Ancestry|
37,262 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Platelet_distribution_width β: 0.01541 — R²: 0.07932 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022532 PGS005173
(VPGS_PCT)
PSS012005|
European Ancestry|
37,306 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Plateletcrit β: 0.00182 — R²: 0.23808 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022534 PGS005187
(VPGS_MCV)
PSS011999|
European Ancestry|
40,080 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Mean_corpuscular_volume β: 0.004 — R²: 0.21725 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022536 PGS005186
(VPGS_MCH)
PSS011997|
European Ancestry|
40,108 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Mean_corpuscular_hemoglobin β: 0.00323 — R²: 0.24293 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022537 PGS005185
(VPGS_MCHC)
PSS011998|
European Ancestry|
40,265 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Mean_corpuscular_hemoglobin_concentration β: 0.0054 — R²: 0.07687 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022538 PGS005178
(VPGS_HGB)
PSS011991|
European Ancestry|
40,329 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Hemoglobin_concentration β: -0.00105 — R²: 0.09086 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022539 PGS005176
(VPGS_RET)
PSS012009|
European Ancestry|
40,253 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Reticulocyte_count β: 0.00152 — R²: 0.19609 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022540 PGS005196
(VPGS_RET_P)
PSS012010|
European Ancestry|
40,286 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Reticulocyte_fraction_of_red_cells β: 0.00239 — R²: 0.20119 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022541 PGS005172
(VPGS_IRF)
PSS011994|
European Ancestry|
40,227 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Immature_fraction_of_reticulocytes β: 0.00036 — R²: 0.12936 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022542 PGS005179
(VPGS_HLR)
PSS011992|
European Ancestry|
40,244 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: High_light_scatter_reticulocyte_count β: 0.00402 — R²: 0.15693 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022543 PGS005180
(VPGS_HLR_P)
PSS011993|
European Ancestry|
40,225 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: High_light_scatter_reticulocyte_percentage_of_red_cells β: 0.00444 — R²: 0.16119 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022544 PGS005189
(VPGS_MONO)
PSS012000|
European Ancestry|
39,177 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Monocyte_count β: 0.00023 — R²: 0.22394 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022545 PGS005191
(VPGS_NEUT)
PSS012003|
European Ancestry|
39,138 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Neutrophil_count β: -0.00663 — R²: 0.12617 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022546 PGS005182
(VPGS_EO)
PSS011988|
European Ancestry|
40,276 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Eosinophil_count β: -0.00819 — R²: 0.15465 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022547 PGS005175
(VPGS_BASO)
PSS011986|
European Ancestry|
39,986 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Basophil_count β: 0.00181 — R²: 0.04262 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022548 PGS005174
(VPGS_LYMPH)
PSS011995|
European Ancestry|
39,191 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Lymphocyte_count β: -0.00133 — R²: 0.16298 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022549 PGS005197
(VPGS_WBC)
PSS012011|
European Ancestry|
40,466 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: White_blood_cell_count β: -7e-05 — R²: 0.15092 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022550 PGS005190
(VPGS_MONO_P)
PSS012001|
European Ancestry|
39,189 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Monocyte_percentage_of_white_cells β: 0.00025 — R²: 0.20758 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022552 PGS005183
(VPGS_EO_P)
PSS011989|
European Ancestry|
40,326 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Eosinophil_percentage_of_white_cells β: -0.00454 — R²: 0.1422 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022553 PGS005181
(VPGS_BASO_P)
PSS011987|
European Ancestry|
40,133 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Basophil_percentage_of_white_cells β: 0.00062 — R²: 0.03021 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022554 PGS005184
(VPGS_LYMPH_P)
PSS011996|
European Ancestry|
39,178 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Lymphocyte_percentage_of_white_cells β: -0.00051 — R²: 0.10833 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022535 PGS005177
(VPGS_HCT)
PSS011990|
European Ancestry|
40,340 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Hematocrit β: -0.00199 — R²: 0.08644 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022529 PGS005193
(VPGS_PLT)
PSS012007|
European Ancestry|
38,939 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Platelet_count β: 0.00242 — R²: 0.28874 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022533 PGS005195
(VPGS_RBC)
PSS012008|
European Ancestry|
40,262 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Red_blood_cell_count β: -0.00522 — R²: 0.1766 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)
PPM022551 PGS005192
(VPGS_NEUT_P)
PSS012004|
European Ancestry|
39,190 individuals
PGP000723 |
Xiang R et al. Nat Commun (2025)
Reported Trait: Neutrophil_percentage_of_white_cells β: 0.00044 — R²: 0.10175 — effects of PGS*vPGS tested and shown in Supplementary Data 12)

Evaluated Samples

PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS)
Phenotype Definitions and Methods Participant Follow-up Time Sample Numbers Age of Study Participants Sample Ancestry Additional Ancestry Description Cohort(s) Additional Sample/Cohort Information
PSS011986 — — 39,986 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011987 — — 40,133 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011988 — — 40,276 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011989 — — 40,326 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011990 — — 40,340 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011991 — — 40,329 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011992 — — 40,244 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011993 — — 40,225 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011994 — — 40,227 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011995 — — 39,191 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011996 — — 39,178 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011997 — — 40,108 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011998 — — 40,265 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS011999 — — 40,080 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012000 — — 39,177 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012001 — — 39,189 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012002 — — 37,224 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012003 — — 39,138 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012004 — — 39,190 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012005 — — 37,306 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012006 — — 37,262 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012007 — — 38,939 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012008 — — 40,262 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012009 — — 40,253 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012010 — — 40,286 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —
PSS012011 — — 40,466 individuals — European
(British)
— INTERVAL —