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Association between alcohol consumption and Alzheimer's disease: A Mendelian randomization study.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Feb 2020
Andrews Shea J, Goate Alison, Anstey Kaarin J
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INTRODUCTION: Observational studies have suggested that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption decreases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but it is unclear if this association is causal. METHODS: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was used to examine whether alcohol consumption, alcohol dependence, or Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) scores were causally associated with the risk of...
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