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Editorial
. 2017 Feb 21;135(8):755-758.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.026857.

Mendelian Randomization: Using Natural Genetic Variation to Assess the Causal Role of Modifiable Risk Factors in Observational Studies

Ian J Neeland  1 , Julia Kozlitina  1
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Editorial

Mendelian Randomization: Using Natural Genetic Variation to Assess the Causal Role of Modifiable Risk Factors in Observational Studies

Ian J Neeland et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; genetic association studies; genetics; obesity.

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Comparison of a randomized controlled trial and Mendelian randomization study
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Comment on

  • Genetic Obesity and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Causal Estimates from Mendelian Randomization.
    Chatterjee NA, Giulianini F, Geelhoed B, Lunetta KL, Misialek JR, Niemeijer MN, Rienstra M, Rose LM, Smith AV, Arking DE, Ellinor PT, Heeringa J, Lin H, Lubitz SA, Soliman EZ, Verweij N, Alonso A, Benjamin EJ, Gudnason V, Stricker BHC, Van Der Harst P, Chasman DI, Albert CM. Chatterjee NA, et al. Circulation. 2017 Feb 21;135(8):741-754. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024921. Epub 2016 Dec 14. Circulation. 2017. PMID: 27974350 Free PMC article.

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