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Body mass index and height and risk of cutaneous melanoma: Mendelian randomization analyses.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Aug 2020
Dusingize Jean Claude, Olsen Catherine M, An Jiyuan, Pandeya Nirmala, Law Matthew H, Thompson Bridie S, Goldstein Alisa M, Iles Mark M, Webb Penelope M, Neale Rachel E, Ong Jue-Sheng, MacGregor Stuart, Whiteman David C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Height and body mass index (BMI) have both been positively associated with melanoma risk, although findings for BMI have been less consistent than height. It remains unclear, however, whether these associations reflect causality or are due to residual confounding by environmental and lifestyle risk factors. We re-evaluated these associations using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach....
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