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Role of Adiponectin in Coronary Heart Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Circulation research - 22 Jul 2016
Borges Maria Carolina, Lawlor Debbie A, de Oliveira Cesar, White Jon, Horta Bernardo Lessa, Barros Aluísio J D
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Hypoadiponectinemia correlates with several coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. However, it is unknown whether adiponectin is causally implicated in CHD pathogenesis. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the causal effect of adiponectin on CHD risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: We undertook a Mendelian randomization study using data from genome-wide association studies consortia. We used the ADIPOGen...
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