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Mendelian randomization analysis with multiple genetic variants using summarized data.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Nov 2013
Burgess Stephen, Butterworth Adam, Thompson Simon G
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies, which typically report regression coefficients summarizing the associations of many genetic variants with various traits, are potentially a powerful source of data for Mendelian randomization investigations. We demonstrate how such coefficients from multiple variants can be combined in a Mendelian randomization analysis to estimate the causal effect of a risk factor on an outcome....
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