Genetics of height and risk of atrial fibrillation: A Mendelian randomization study.

Genetics of height and risk of atrial fibrillation: A Mendelian randomization study.

<h4>Background</h4>Observational studies have identified height as a strong risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but this finding may be limited by residual confounding. We aimed to examine genetic variation in height within the Mendelian randomization (MR) framework to determine whether...

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Main Authors: Michael G Levin, Renae Judy, Dipender Gill, Marijana Vujkovic, Shefali S Verma, Yuki Bradford, Regeneron Genetics Center, Marylyn D Ritchie, Matthew C Hyman, Saman Nazarian, Daniel J Rader, Benjamin F Voight, Scott M Damrauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003288

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003288

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