Exploiting collider bias to apply two-sample summary data Mendelian randomization methods to one-sample individual level data.

Over the last decade the availability of SNP-trait associations from genome-wide association studies has led to an array of methods for performing Mendelian randomization studies using only summary statistics. A common feature of these methods, besides their intuitive simplicity, is the ability to c...

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Main Authors: Ciarrah Barry, Junxi Liu, Rebecca Richmond, Martin K Rutter, Deborah A Lawlor, Frank Dudbridge, Jack Bowden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009703