Mendelian randomization · 2019

Phenome-wide Mendelian-randomization study of genetically determined vitamin D on multiple health outcomes using the UK Biobank study

X. Meng, X. Li, M. N. Timofeeva. International Journal of Epidemiology · N=339256.

MR-PheWAS in 339,256 White British UK Biobank participants. Genetically predicted 25(OH)D was not associated with the pre-specified disease outcomes. A wide net, and it came up empty.

Open source doi:10.1093/ije/dyz182 PMID 31518429

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