Mendelian Randomization Study of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence of Causal Association from Population Studies

BACKGROUND: Genetic and epidemiological evidence suggests an inverse association between B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in blood and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the prospective association of BNP with T2D is uncertain, and it is unclear whether the association is confounded. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Pfister, Roman, Sharp, Stephen, Luben, Robert, Welsh, Paul, Barroso, Inês, Salomaa, Veikko, Meirhaeghe, Aline, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Sattar, Naveed, Langenberg, Claudia, Wareham, Nicholas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22039354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001112

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22039354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001112

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