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Effect of genetic liability to visceral adiposity on stroke and its subtypes: A Mendelian randomization study.
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society - 1 Feb 2022
Yan Bin, Yang Jian, Qian Li, Gao Fengjie, Bai Ling, Wang Gang, Ma Xiancang
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BACKGROUND: Observational studies have found an association between visceral adiposity and stroke. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and genetic effect of visceral adipose tissue accumulation on stroke and its subtypes. METHODS: In this two-sample Mendelian randomization study, genetic variants (221 single nucleotide polymorphisms; P < 5 × 10-8) using as instrumental variables for...
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