Estimating the causal influence of body mass index on risk of Parkinson disease: A Mendelian randomisation study

Noyce, A J; Kia, D A; Hemani, G; Nicolas, A; Price, T R; De Pablo-Fernandez, E; Haycock, P C; Lewis, P A; Foltynie, T; Smith, G D; Schrag, A; Lees, A J; Hardy, J; Singleton, A; Nalls, M A; Pearce, N; Lawlor, D A; Wood, N W

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002314

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Estimating the causal influence of body mass index on risk of Parkinson disease: A Mendelian randomisation study (2017)
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Noyce, A. J., Kia, D. A., Hemani, G., Nicolas, A., Price, T. R., De Pablo-Fernandez, E., …Wood, N. W. (2017). Estimating the causal influence of body mass index on risk of Parkinson disease: A Mendelian randomisation study. PLoS Medicine, 14(6), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002314

Both positive and negative associations between higher body mass index (BMI) and Parkinson disease (PD) have been reported in observational studies, but it has been difficult to establish causality because of the possibility of residual confounding o... Read More about Estimating the causal influence of body mass index on risk of Parkinson disease: A Mendelian randomisation study.