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The effects of eight serum lipid biomarkers on age-related macular degeneration risk: a Mendelian randomization study.
International journal of epidemiology - 3 Mar 2021
Han Xikun, Ong Jue-Sheng, Hewitt Alex W, Gharahkhani Puya, MacGregor Stuart
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BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss. Whereas lipids have been studied extensively to understand their effects on cardiovascular diseases, their relationship with AMD remains unclear. METHODS: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were performed to systematically evaluate the causal relationships between eight serum lipid biomarkers, consisting of...
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