Pipeline A

Aesthetic Phenotype PRS

已验证

5 aesthetic targets · Chinese population calibration · Verified pipeline

How your genes affect your beauty. VCF QC -> PGS Catalog weight matching -> PRSice-2 polygenic scoring -> GVM+NyuWa+WBBC Chinese population calibration -> cross-target composite scoring -> aesthetic treatment matching. 5-step pipeline covers collagen/photoaging/hair loss/pigmentation/barrier--not generic disease PRS, but customized scoring for aesthetic phenotypes.

Beauty Seekers

Understand how genes affect your beauty, which treatments suit you--read "What is Aesthetic PRS" and "5 Aesthetic Targets" below.

Aesthetic Clinics / B-end

Evaluate gene-level precision aesthetics computing capability--focus on "5-Step Pipeline", "Chinese Calibration", "Differentiation".

Investors / Peers

Evaluate aesthetic PRS differentiation barriers--focus on "Chinese Calibration", "Custom PRS", "Benchmarks".

To Beauty Seekers

Aesthetic Phenotype PRS is a genetic risk assessment tool, not a clinical dermatological diagnosis. It tells you the genetic predisposition of aesthetic targets like collagen metabolism and photoaging sensitivity, helping you and aesthetic clinics choose more precise plans. It cannot replace professional dermatological diagnosis, nor does it recommend skincare products.

Aesthetic Phenotype PRS is built on the VCF analysis capability of the genome interpretation report and can be used in combination

What is Aesthetic Phenotype PRS

Everyone's genes affect not only disease risk but also your skin, hair, and pigment metabolism--these are exactly the targets of aesthetic medicine. Aesthetic Phenotype PRS (Polygenic Risk Score) computes polygenic risk scores for aesthetic targets like "collagen loss/photoaging/hair loss/pigmentation/barrier function" from your genome.

Generic disease PRS tells you cardiovascular or diabetes risk; aesthetic phenotype PRS tells you "whether your genotype means fast or slow collagen metabolism, sensitive or tolerant photoaging"--two completely different questions requiring completely different GWAS weights and population calibration. This is not a relabeled disease PRS, but a customized score different from target definition onward.

Key challenge: current GWAS data is predominantly European, and East Asian allele frequencies and linkage disequilibrium structures differ significantly. Directly applying European weights to Chinese populations introduces large bias. DiVo uses GVM+NyuWa+WBBC three-database cross-calibration--more accurate for Chinese populations.

Why Custom Aesthetic Targets

Generic PRS targets disease endpoints; aesthetic targets are different biological pathways--COL1A1/MMP1 for collagen metabolism, MC1R for pigmentation, AR/EDA2R for hair loss, FLG for barrier. Using disease weights for aesthetic targets is like measuring blood pressure with a thermometer.

Why Chinese Population Calibration

A variant at 5% frequency in Europeans may be 50% in Chinese--different frequencies mean PRS weights should differ. GVM+NyuWa+WBBC provide real Chinese population frequency data, making calibrated percentile rankings reliable.

DiVo Gen²AI's Role

Aesthetic Phenotype PRS is the application of DiVo's four-in-one service L1 Source Code dimension in the aesthetic sector, extending the VCF analysis capability of the genome interpretation report. We provide end-to-end computing from VCF to aesthetic target PRS scoring--QC, weight matching, PRSice-2 scoring, Chinese calibration, cross-target composite scoring, treatment matching. 5-step pipeline core verified, aesthetic applications still rapidly evolving.

We do not do clinical dermatological diagnosis (risk assessment, not diagnosis), do not recommend skincare products, do not do gene editing for beauty. Targets with insufficient East Asian GWAS coverage are marked "needs validation". We deliver gene-level aesthetic risk assessments for aesthetic institutions.

Core Capability · Pipeline A · 5-Step Pipeline

From VCF to aesthetic treatment matching · 4/5 steps verified

Step A1VCF QC + genotype matchingPLINK2 + PGS Catalog weight matchingStandardized genotypes + GWAS weights 已验证
Step A2Polygenic score calculationPRSice-2 + PRS-CS (Bayesian upgrade)Target PRS score 已验证
Step A3Chinese population calibrationGVM + NyuWa + WBBC frequency dataCalibrated percentile ranking 已验证
Step A4Cross-target composite scoringCOL1A1+MMP1 -> collagen metabolism compositeMulti-dimensional aesthetic risk report 已验证
Step A5Aesthetic treatment matchingAesthetic target-treatment knowledge basePersonalized intervention suggestions🔬 探索性

Differentiation

Core differences from generic disease PRS and uncalibrated European weights

PR

Custom Aesthetic Target PRS

Not generic disease PRS, but customized scoring for aesthetic targets like "collagen loss/photoaging/hair loss/pigmentation". Generic PRS tells cardiovascular risk; aesthetic PRS tells collagen metabolism genotype--two completely different questions requiring different weights and calibration.

CN

Chinese Population Calibration

GVM+NyuWa+WBBC three-database cross-calibration, more accurate for Chinese--not directly applying European GWAS weights. European allele frequencies and LD structures differ significantly from East Asian; uncalibrated PRS has large bias in Chinese populations.

5 Aesthetic Targets

Collagen · Photoaging · Hair loss · Pigmentation · Barrier--not disease endpoints, but aesthetic phenotypes

Collagen
COL1A1 / MMP1
Collagen metabolism composite
Photoaging
MC1R / SLC45A2
UV sensitivity score
Hair loss
AR / EDA2R
AGA genetic susceptibility
Pigment
TYR / OCA2
Pigmentation tendency
Barrier
FLG / SPINK5
Barrier function assessment
Composite score examples:COL1A1+MMP1 -> collagen metabolism composite score -> collagen loss risk percentile | MC1R+TYR -> pigmentation score -> photoaging sensitivity ranking

Chinese Population Calibration

GVM + NyuWa + WBBC three-database cross-calibration, eliminating European GWAS weight bias

GVM
GVM - Chinese Han Genomic Variation Map
NyuWa
NyuWa - High-quality Chinese Genome Database
WBBC
WBBC - Westlake Biobank for Chinese
Calibration logic:Three-database cross-calibration of allele frequencies + linkage disequilibrium structure, eliminating systematic bias from European GWAS weights

Benchmarks

Verified pipeline, some data from literature and project estimates

MetricValueNote
PRSice-2 verified15+Batch runs, pipeline core stable
PRS-CS (Bayesian)Upgrade targetMore accurate Bayesian method than PRSice-2
PGS Catalog indexed4,000+Published PRS weights available for matching
Chinese frequency DBs3GVM + NyuWa + WBBC cross-calibration
Target coverage (initial)5Collagen/photoaging/hair loss/pigment/barrier
East Asian GWAS coverage⚠️ PartialSome targets lack East Asian data, marked "needs validation"
Pipeline statusverified4/5 steps verified, treatment matching still exploratory

Honest Boundaries

What we can and cannot do, clearly stated

What We Can Do

GWAS-based aesthetic target polygenic risk scoring
PRSice-2 + PGS Catalog weights verified
Chinese population frequency calibration (GVM + NyuWa + WBBC)
5 aesthetic target PRS (collagen/photoaging/hair loss/pigment/barrier)

What We Don't Do

No clinical dermatological diagnosis (risk assessment, not diagnosis)
No skincare product recommendations
Current GWAS data is predominantly European; targets with insufficient East Asian coverage marked "needs validation"
No gene editing for beauty

Glossary

7 core terms in aesthetic phenotype PRS

Abbr.Full NameTranslationExplanation
PRSPolygenic Risk ScorePolygenic Risk ScoreAggregates small effects from multiple gene loci to assess overall genetic risk predisposition for a phenotype
GWASGenome-Wide Association StudyGenome-Wide Association StudyFinds statistical associations between genetic variants and phenotypes in large populations
PGS CatalogPolygenic Score CatalogPolygenic Score CatalogPublic database maintained by EBI, indexing published PRS weights and effect sizes
MMPMatrix MetalloproteinaseMatrix MetalloproteinaseKey enzyme degrading extracellular matrix; MMP1 variants affect collagen metabolism rate
MC1RMelanocortin 1 ReceptorMelanocortin 1 ReceptorKey gene controlling melanin synthesis type; variants associated with photoaging/pigmentation
AGAAndrogenetic AlopeciaAndrogenetic AlopeciaMost common hair loss type, polygenically regulated; PRS can assess genetic susceptibility
FLGFilaggrinFilaggrinCore skin barrier protein; FLG mutations associated with barrier impairment/sensitive skin

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