Lin Poyraz
Lin Poyraz
@linpoyraz.bsky.social
PhD student @ Columbia University interested in population genetics
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Excited to share a preprint of my PhD project looking at interactions between SNPs and polygenic scores in the UK Biobank!

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Interactions with polygenic background impact quantitative traits in the UK Biobank
Association studies have linked many genetic variants to a variety of phenotypes but under-standing the biological mechanisms underlying these signals remains a major challenge. Since genes operate wi...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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An empirical approach to evaluating the prevalence of long-lived balancing selection in humans--and important limitations. Work by @hannahmm.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM