The Effect of Elevated Body Mass Index on Ischemic Heart Disease Risk: Causal Estimates from a Mendelian Randomisation Approach

A Mendelian randomization analysis conducted by Børge G. Nordestgaard and colleagues using data from observational studies supports a causal relationship between body mass index and risk for ischemic heart disease.

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  2012

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  PLoS Medicine

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  2012-05-01

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001212PMID 22563304PMCID 3341326
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