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Mendelian randomization supports causality between overweight status and accelerated aging.
Aging cell - 1 Aug 2023
Chen Zong, Chen Zhiyou, Jin Xiaolei
Abstract excerpt
It is reported that overweight may lead to accelerated aging. However, there is still a lack of evidence on the causal effect of overweight and aging. We collected genetic variants associated with overweight, age proxy indicators (telomere length, frailty index and facial aging), etc., from genome-wide association studies datasets. Then we performed MR analyses to explore associations between overweight and age...
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