Using published data in Mendelian randomization: a blueprint for efficient identification of causal risk factors

Finding individual-level data for adequately-powered Mendelian randomization analyses may be problematic. As publicly-available summarized data on genetic associations with disease outcomes from large consortia are becoming more abundant, use of published data is an attractive analysis strategy for...

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Main Authors: Burgess, Stephen, Scott, Robert A., Timpson, Nicholas J., Davey Smith, George, Thompson, Simon G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516908/