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A Mendelian randomization study of the effect of calcium on coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction and their risk factors.
Scientific reports - 14 Feb 2017
Xu Lin, Lin Shi Lin, Schooling C Mary
Abstract excerpt
Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggest calcium could have adverse effects on cardiovascular disease, although these findings are controversial. To clarify, we assessed whether people with genetically higher calcium had a higher risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction (MI) and their risk factors. We used a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. We identified genetic...
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