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Genetically low vitamin D concentrations and increased mortality: Mendelian randomisation analysis in three large cohorts.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 18 Nov 2014
Afzal Shoaib, Brøndum-Jacobsen Peter, Bojesen Stig E, Nordestgaard Børge G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that genetically low 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with increased mortality. DESIGN: Mendelian randomisation analysis. SETTING: Copenhagen City Heart Study, Copenhagen General Population Study, and Copenhagen Ischemic Heart Disease Study. PARTICIPANTS: 95 766 white participants of Danish descent from three cohorts, with median follow-up times of 19.1, 5.8, and...
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