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Mendelian randomization: Its impact on cardiovascular disease.
Journal of cardiology - 1 Oct 2018
Kawashiri Masa-Aki, Tada Hayato, Nomura Akihiro, Yamagishi Masakazu
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors are inheritable. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human genome are found in around 1 in 1000 base pairs, and this may affect the genetic variety of individuals. During meiosis, any genetic information is randomized and is independent of other characteristics. In a Mendelian randomization study (MRS), a genetic variant associated with biomarker is used as a...
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