Using multivariable Mendelian randomization to disentangle the causal effects of lipid fractions.

Previous Mendelian randomization studies have suggested that, while low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and triglycerides are causally implicated in coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) may not be, with causal effect estimates compatible with the n...

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Main Authors: Stephen Burgess, Daniel F Freitag, Hassan Khan, Donal N Gorman, Simon G Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4193746?pdf=render