Polygenic Score (PGS) ID: PGS005402

Predicted Trait
Reported Trait Colorectal cancer
Mapped Trait(s) colorectal cancer (MONDO_0005575)
Additional Trait Information Genetic risk prediction for colorectal cancer
Released in PGS Catalog: April 13, 2026
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Score Details

Score Construction
PGS Name PRS121
Development Method
Name LD clumping and p-value thresholding with integration of previously reported PRS
Parameters Combined PRS constructed by integrating 115 SNPs from a previous study (Ping J, Yang Y, Wen W, Kweon S, Matsuda K, Jia W, et al. Developing and validating polygenic risk scores for colorectal cancer risk prediction in East Asians. Intl Journal of Cancer. 2022;151:1726-36. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34194) with 6 additional independent SNPs identified through East Asian GWAS meta-analysis; lead SNPs identified using LD clumping (r² < 0.01 within 1 Mb window) under p-value threshold 5×10⁻⁸; SNPs in LD with any PRS115-EAS SNP (r² ≥ 0.1) were excluded; effect sizes for the 115 PRS115-EAS SNPs taken from the published PRS115-EAS model.
Variants
Original Genome Build GRCh37
Number of Variants 121
Effect Weight Type log(OR)
PGS Source
PGS Catalog Publication (PGP) ID PGP000783
Citation (link to publication) Chen H et al. Genome Med (2026)
Ancestry Distribution
Source of Variant
Associations (GWAS)
East Asian: 100%
212,330 individuals (100%)
Score Development/Training
East Asian: 100%
177,214 individuals (100%)
PGS Evaluation
East Asian: 100%
2 Sample Sets

Development Samples

Source of Variant Associations (GWAS)
Study Identifiers Sample Numbers Sample Ancestry Cohort(s)
Europe PMC: 30859566
[
  • 1,316 cases
  • , 2,207 controls
]
East Asian
(Chinese)
NR
Europe PMC: 40854986
[
  • 3,000 cases
  • , 3,000 controls
]
East Asian
(Chinese)
NR
GWAS Catalog: GCST90013697
Europe PMC: 32514122
[
  • 7,062 cases
  • , 195,745 controls
]
East Asian BBJ
Score Development/Training
Study Identifiers Sample Numbers Sample Ancestry Cohort(s) Phenotype Definitions & Methods Age of Study Participants Participant Follow-up Time Additional Ancestry Description Additional Sample/Cohort Information
[
  • 12,621 cases
  • , 164,593 controls
]
East Asian
(Chinese and Japanese)
NR Meta-analysis of East Asian GWAS datasets to identify independent CRC-associated SNPs for PRS construction. Total meta-analysis sample size used for SNP discovery and selection.

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)
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
PPM023446 PSS012191|
East Asian Ancestry|
2,821 individuals
PGP000783 |
Chen H et al. Genome Med (2026)
Reported Trait: Advanced colorectal neoplasia OR: 3.66 AUROC: 0.629 age; sex; top 10 genetic principal components; family history of colorectal cancer OR corresponds to top 20% vs lowest quintile of PRS distribution; AUROC for AN vs HC comparison.
PPM023445 PSS012190|
East Asian Ancestry|
100,219 individuals
PGP000783 |
Chen H et al. Genome Med (2026)
Reported Trait: Incident colorectal cancer HR: 1.42 C-index: 0.602 sex; top 10 genetic principal components; healthy lifestyle index Effect size reported per SD increase in PRS; Fine-Gray competing risk model.

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
PSS012191 Advanced colorectal neoplasia (CRC or advanced adenoma) vs controls in a population-based screening trial.
[
  • 415 cases
  • , 2,406 controls
]
East Asian
(Chinese)
TARGETC Participants underwent colonoscopy during baseline screening phase (subset with PRS available).
PSS012190 Incident colorectal cancer cases identified by ICD-10 codes C18-C20 in a prospective cohort. Median = 14.0 years
[
  • 810 cases
  • , 99,409 controls
]
East Asian
(Chinese)
CKB Genotyped CKB participants passing QC; participants with cancer at baseline excluded.