Reading Mendelian randomisation studies: a guide, glossary, and checklist for clinicians

20184,601 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Neil M Davies · Medical Research Council

Michael V. Holmes · University of Oxford

George Davey Smith · National Institute for Health Research

Abstract

Mendelian randomisation is a research method that provides evidence about putative causal relations between modifiable risk factors and disease, using genetic variants as natural experiments

Topics & Keywords

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genomics and Rare Diseases BRCA gene mutations in cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 362, pp. k601-k601

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k601

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