Testing for causality between systematically identified risk factors and glioma: a Mendelian randomization study

Testing for causality between systematically identified risk factors and glioma: a Mendelian randomization study

Abstract Background Whilst epidemiological studies have provided evidence of associations between certain risk factors and glioma onset, inferring causality has proven challenging. Using Mendelian randomization (MR), we assessed whether associations of 36 reported glioma risk factors showed evidence...

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Main Authors: A. E. Howell, J. W. Robinson, R. E. Wootton, A. McAleenan, S. Tsavachidis, Q. T. Ostrom, M. Bondy, G. Armstrong, C. Relton, P. Haycock, R. M. Martin, J. Zheng, K. M. Kurian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Mendelian randomization
Glioma
Risk factor
Systematic search
Causal inference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06967-2

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