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Physician-confirmed and administrative definitions of stroke in UK Biobank reflect the same underlying genetic trait
2021-10-01
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<h4>Background</h4> Stroke in UK Biobank (UKB) is ascertained via linkages to coded administrative datasets and self-report. We studied the accuracy of these codes using genetic validation. <h4>Methods</h4> We compiled stroke-specific and broad cerebrovascular disease (CVD) code lists (Read V2/V3, ICD-9/-10) for medical settings (hospital, death record, primary care) and self-report. Among 408,210 UKB participants...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 28034320-b1bd-5723-8a9c-cd0d3534b406
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.09.30.21264348
