Mendelian randomization

2022/02/10 by Eleanor Sanderson, M. Maria Glymour, Michael V. Holmes +8 · 40 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

paper · doi:10.1038/s43586-021-00092-5

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