Mendelian randomization in cardiometabolic disease: challenges in evaluating causality

Mendelian randomization (MR) is a burgeoning field that involves the use of genetic variants to assess causal relationships between exposures and outcomes. MR studies can be straightforward; for example, genetic variants within or near the encoding locus that is associated with protein concentration...

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Main Authors: Holmes, M, Ala-Korpela, M, Smith, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2017