Trait: fever of unknown origin

Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) Information
Identifier EFO_0003952
Description Fever in which the etiology cannot be ascertained.
Trait category
Other trait
Synonyms 2 synonyms
  • Unknown Origin Fever
  • Unknown Origin Fevers

Associated Polygenic Score(s)

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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)
PGS019747
(TPMI_783_Lassosum2)
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Fever of unknown origin fever of unknown origin 44
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019747/ScoringFiles/PGS019747.txt.gz
PGS019748
(TPMI_783_LDpred2)
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Fever of unknown origin fever of unknown origin 151,556
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019748/ScoringFiles/PGS019748.txt.gz
PGS019749
(TPMI_783_MegaPRS)
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Fever of unknown origin fever of unknown origin 556,003
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019749/ScoringFiles/PGS019749.txt.gz
PGS019750
(TPMI_783_PRS-CS)
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Fever of unknown origin fever of unknown origin 983,825
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019750/ScoringFiles/PGS019750.txt.gz
PGS019751
(TPMI_783_SBayesR)
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Fever of unknown origin fever of unknown origin 986,365
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019751/ScoringFiles/PGS019751.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
PPM037929 PGS019747
(TPMI_783_Lassosum2)
PSS013650|
East Asian Ancestry|
19,417 individuals
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Reported Trait: Fever of unknown origin AUROC: 0.65195 : 0.05103 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10
PPM037930 PGS019748
(TPMI_783_LDpred2)
PSS013649|
East Asian Ancestry|
19,417 individuals
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Reported Trait: Fever of unknown origin AUROC: 0.65198 : 0.05105 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10
PPM037931 PGS019749
(TPMI_783_MegaPRS)
PSS013651|
East Asian Ancestry|
19,417 individuals
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Reported Trait: Fever of unknown origin AUROC: 0.65128 : 0.05068 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10
PPM037932 PGS019750
(TPMI_783_PRS-CS)
PSS013652|
East Asian Ancestry|
19,417 individuals
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Reported Trait: Fever of unknown origin AUROC: 0.65131 : 0.05066 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10
PPM037933 PGS019751
(TPMI_783_SBayesR)
PSS013653|
East Asian Ancestry|
19,417 individuals
PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
Reported Trait: Fever of unknown origin AUROC: 0.65134 : 0.05063 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10

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
PSS013649 780.6, 995.86,R50.2, R50.81, R50.82, R50.9
[
  • 458 cases
  • , 18,959 controls
]
,
46.04 % Male samples
East Asian
(Han Chinese)
TPMI
PSS013650 780.6, 995.86,R50.2, R50.81, R50.82, R50.9
[
  • 458 cases
  • , 18,959 controls
]
,
46.04 % Male samples
East Asian
(Han Chinese)
TPMI
PSS013651 780.6, 995.86,R50.2, R50.81, R50.82, R50.9
[
  • 458 cases
  • , 18,959 controls
]
,
46.04 % Male samples
East Asian
(Han Chinese)
TPMI
PSS013652 780.6, 995.86,R50.2, R50.81, R50.82, R50.9
[
  • 458 cases
  • , 18,959 controls
]
,
46.04 % Male samples
East Asian
(Han Chinese)
TPMI
PSS013653 780.6, 995.86,R50.2, R50.81, R50.82, R50.9
[
  • 458 cases
  • , 18,959 controls
]
,
46.04 % Male samples
East Asian
(Han Chinese)
TPMI