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Using data from seven biobanks, we investigated the genetic similarity between disease susceptibility and disease progression, defined as disease-specific mortality. We selected nine diseases and ran GWASs of disease-specific mortality among disease individuals. We then compared the genetic architecture of disease susceptibility and mortality, focusing on both single variant and aggregated polygenic effects. We further explored the impact of alternative progression definitions and the theoretical impact of index event bias on the results.

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