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Genetic associations of adult height with risk of cardioembolic and other subtypes of ischemic stroke: A mendelian randomization study in multiple ancestries.
PLoS medicine - 1 Apr 2022
Linden Andrew B, Clarke Robert, Hammami Imen, Hopewell Jemma C, Guo Yu, Whiteley William N, Lin Kuang, Turnbull Iain, Chen Yiping, Yu Canqing, Lv Jun, Offer Alison, Bennett Derrick, Walters Robin G, Li Liming, Chen Zhengming, Parish Sarah
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Taller adult height is associated with lower risks of ischemic heart disease in mendelian randomization (MR) studies, but little is known about the causal relevance of height for different subtypes of ischemic stroke. The present study examined the causal relevance of height for different subtypes of ischemic stroke. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Height-associated genetic variants (up to 2,337) from previous...
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