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ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2023

A framework for assessing selection and misclassification bias in mendelian randomisation studies: an illustrative example between body mass index and covid-19.

Gemma L Clayton, Ana Gonçalves, Soares, Neil Goulding, Maria Carolina Borges, Michael V Holmes, George Davey, Smith, Kate Tilling, Deborah A Lawlor and 1 more

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Article in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Gemma L ClaytonMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9525-2758
Ana Gonçalves
SoaresMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Neil GouldingMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Maria Carolina BorgesMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Michael V HolmesMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
George Davey
SmithMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Kate TillingMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Deborah A LawlorMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Alice R CarterMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Funding

British Heart Foundation CH/F/20/90003Medical Research Council MC_UU_00011/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00011/6Medical Research Council MC_UU_00032/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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COVID-19BiasBody Mass IndexHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisRisk Factors

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PMID37336561
PMCPMC10277657

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