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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 1;225(7):1301-1302.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab571.

Human Cytomegalovirus and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in UK Biobank

Tom A Yates  1 , Gareth J Griffith  2   3 , Tim T Morris  2   3
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Editorial

Human Cytomegalovirus and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in UK Biobank

Tom A Yates et al. J Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Schematic demonstrating an in-sample negative correlation (filled circles and dashed line) that does not exist in the underlying population (all circles) may be generated by selectively including individuals with lower levels of both exposure and outcome. (B) Simulated data showing how in-sample associations (dashed line) may not reflect population level associations (line) if selected individuals (crosses) are a specific subset of the population (triangles).
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  • Reply to letter Yates et al.
    Hamilton EM, Allen NE, Mentzer AJ, Littlejohns TJ. Hamilton EM, et al. J Infect Dis. 2022 Apr 1;225(7):1303-1304. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab572. J Infect Dis. 2022. PMID: 35024816 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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