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Genetic overlap and causal inferences between kidney function and cerebrovascular disease.
Neurology - 16 Jun 2020
Marini Sandro, Georgakis Marios K, Chung Jaeyoon, Henry Jonathan Q A, Dichgans Martin, Rosand Jonathan, Malik Rainer, Anderson Christopher D
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OBJECTIVE: Leveraging large-scale genetic data, we aimed to identify shared pathogenic mechanisms and causal relationships between impaired kidney function and cerebrovascular disease phenotypes. METHODS: We used summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of kidney function traits (chronic kidney disease diagnosis, estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR], and urinary albumin-to-creatinine...
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