Assessing the causal relationship between obesity and venous thromboembolism through a Mendelian Randomization study

Volume: 136, Issue: 7, Pages: 897 - 902
Published: May 20, 2017
Abstract
Observational studies have shown an association between obesity and venous thromboembolism (VTE) but it is not known if observed associations are causal, due to reverse causation or confounding bias. We conducted a Mendelian Randomization study of body mass index (BMI) and VTE. We identified 95 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that have been previously associated with BMI and assessed the association between genetically predicted high BMI...
Paper Details
Title
Assessing the causal relationship between obesity and venous thromboembolism through a Mendelian Randomization study
Published Date
May 20, 2017
Volume
136
Issue
7
Pages
897 - 902
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