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Causal relationships between lipid and glycemic levels in an Indian population: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization approach.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Agarwal Tripti, Lyngdoh Tanica, Dudbridge Frank, Chandak Giriraj Ratan, Kinra Sanjay, Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Reddy K Srinath, Relton Caroline L, Davey Smith George, Ebrahim Shah, Gupta Vipin, Walia Gagandeep Kaur
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia and abnormal glycemic traits are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Although the association between the two traits is well established, there still exists a gap in the evidence for the direction of causality. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the direction of the causal relationship between lipids and glycemic traits in an Indian population using bidirectional Mendelian...
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