Mendelian Randomization Analysis Identifies CpG Sites as Putative Mediators for Genetic Influences on Cardiovascular Disease Risk.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on October 05, 2017

Authors

Tom G Richardson1, Jie Zheng2, George Davey Smith2, Nicholas J Timpson2, Tom R Gaunt2, Caroline L Relton2, Gibran Hemani2

Author Affiliations

1: MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK. Electronic address: tom.g.richardson@bristol.ac.uk.
2: MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.

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