Evaluation of genetic markers as instruments for Mendelian randomization studies on vitamin D.

<h4>Background</h4>Mendelian randomization (MR) studies use genetic variants mimicking the influence of a modifiable exposure to assess and quantify a causal association with an outcome, with an aim to avoid problems with confounding and reverse causality affecting other types of observa...

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Main Authors: Diane J Berry, Karani S Vimaleswaran, John C Whittaker, Aroon D Hingorani, Elina Hyppönen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0037465&type=printable
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