An investigation of causal relationships between prediabetes and vascular complications

Prediabetes has been associated with diabetes complications, but these relationships may be confounded. Here the authors show, using genetic data in causal inference analyses, that prediabetes raises risk of coronary heart disease, but not other diabetes complications.

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Main Authors: Pascal M. Mutie, Hugo Pomares-Millan, Naeimeh Atabaki-Pasdar, Nina Jordan, Rachel Adams, Nicole L. Daly, Juan Fernandes Tajes, Giuseppe N. Giordano, Paul W. Franks
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18386-9
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author Pascal M. Mutie
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description Prediabetes has been associated with diabetes complications, but these relationships may be confounded. Here the authors show, using genetic data in causal inference analyses, that prediabetes raises risk of coronary heart disease, but not other diabetes complications.
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spelling doaj.art-606683e303cd49249b14a925acdda9592022-12-21T23:10:35ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-09-0111111110.1038/s41467-020-18386-9An investigation of causal relationships between prediabetes and vascular complicationsPascal M. Mutie0Hugo Pomares-Millan1Naeimeh Atabaki-Pasdar2Nina Jordan3Rachel Adams4Nicole L. Daly5Juan Fernandes Tajes6Giuseppe N. Giordano7Paul W. Franks8Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Skåne University HospitalGenetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Skåne University HospitalGenetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Skåne University HospitalRegulatory Affairs Intelligence, Novo Nordisk A/SRegulatory Affairs—Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Metabolism, JanssenRegulatory Affairs—Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Metabolism, JanssenGenetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Skåne University HospitalGenetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Skåne University HospitalGenetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Skåne University HospitalPrediabetes has been associated with diabetes complications, but these relationships may be confounded. Here the authors show, using genetic data in causal inference analyses, that prediabetes raises risk of coronary heart disease, but not other diabetes complications.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18386-9
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Paul W. Franks
An investigation of causal relationships between prediabetes and vascular complications
Nature Communications
title An investigation of causal relationships between prediabetes and vascular complications
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