Taller height and risk of coronary heart disease and cancer: A within-sibship Mendelian randomization study
Background: Taller people have a lower risk of coronary heart disease but a higher risk of many cancers. Mendelian randomization (MR) studies in unrelated individuals (population MR) have suggested that these relationships are potentially causal. However, population MR studies are sensitive to demog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2022-03-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/72984 |