Childhood body size directly increases type 1 diabetes risk based on a lifecourse Mendelian randomization approach
The rising prevalence of childhood obesity has been postulated as an explanation for the increasing rate of individuals diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D). In this study, we use Mendelian randomization (MR) to provide evidence that childhood body size has an effect on T1D risk (OR = 2.05 per chang...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Research
2022
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |