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Editorial
. 2022 May 7;43(18):1740-1742.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab870.

Genetic evidence for vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: choice of variants is critical

Stephen Burgess  1   2 , Dipender Gill  3   4   5   6
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Editorial

Genetic evidence for vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: choice of variants is critical

Stephen Burgess et al. Eur Heart J. .

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Abstract

Contrasting findings from Mendelian randomization analyses performed using a polygenic choice of genetic variants (that is, all genome-wide significant predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D) to those using a focused choice of genetic variants (that is, variants in four gene regions related to vitamin D synthesis and metabolism).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: D.G. is employed part-time by Novo Nordisk. S.B. has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Contrasting findings from Mendelian randomization analyses performed using a polygenic choice of genetic variants (that is, all genome-wide significant predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D) to those using a focused choice of genetic variants (that is, variants in four gene regions related to vitamin D synthesis and metabolism).
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