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Bias correction for inverse variance weighting Mendelian randomization.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jun 2023
Mounier Ninon, Kutalik Zoltán
Abstract excerpt
Inverse-variance weighted two-sample Mendelian randomization (IVW-MR) is the most widely used approach that utilizes genome-wide association studies (GWAS) summary statistics to infer the existence and the strength of the causal effect between an exposure and an outcome. Estimates from this approach can be subject to different biases due to the use of weak instruments and winner's curse, which can change as a...
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