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BMI and Mortality in UK Biobank: Revised Estimates Using Mendelian Randomization

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to obtain estimates of the causal relationship between BMI and mortality. METHODS: Mendelian randomization (MR) with BMI‐associated genotypic variation was used to test the causal effect of BMI on all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in UK Biobank participants...

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Autores principales: Wade, Kaitlin H., Carslake, David, Sattar, Naveed, Davey Smith, George, Timpson, Nicholas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6334168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30358150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.22313