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The Effect of Iron Status on Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study-Brief Report.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2017
Gill Dipender, Del Greco M Fabiola, Walker Ann P, Srai Surjit K S, Laffan Michael A, Minelli Cosetta
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OBJECTIVE: Iron status is a modifiable trait that has been implicated in cardiovascular disease. This study uses the Mendelian randomization technique to investigate whether there is any causal effect of iron status on risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). APPROACH AND RESULTS: A 2-sample Mendelian randomization approach is used to estimate the effect of iron status on CAD risk. Three loci (rs1800562 and...
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