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A Hierarchical Approach Using Marginal Summary Statistics for Multiple Intermediates in a Mendelian Randomization or Transcriptome Analysis.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jun 2021
Jiang Lai, Xu Shujing, Mancuso Nicholas, Newcombe Paul J, Conti David V
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Previous research has demonstrated the usefulness of hierarchical modeling for incorporating a flexible array of prior information in genetic association studies. When this prior information consists of estimates from association analyses of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)-intermediate or SNP-gene expression, a hierarchical model is equivalent to a 2-stage instrumental or transcriptome-wide association...
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