Homogeneity in the association of body mass index with type 2 diabetes across the UK Biobank: A Mendelian randomization study.

Homogeneity in the association of body mass index with type 2 diabetes across the UK Biobank: A Mendelian randomization study.

<h4>Background</h4>Lifestyle interventions to reduce body mass index (BMI) are critical public health strategies for type 2 diabetes prevention. While weight loss interventions have shown demonstrable benefit for high-risk and prediabetic individuals, we aimed to determine whether the sa...

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Main Authors: Michael Wainberg, Anubha Mahajan, Anshul Kundaje, Mark I McCarthy, Erik Ingelsson, Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, Manuel A Rivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002982

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002982

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