Separating the effects of childhood and adult body size on inflammatory arthritis: a Mendelian randomisation study
Objectives Using Mendelian randomisation (MR), we examined whether childhood body size affects risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), gout and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after accounting for the effect of adult body size.Methods Genetic ins...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-08-01
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| Series: | RMD Open |
| Online Access: | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/8/2/e002321.full |