Listen "Mendelian Randomisation in Cardiovascular Research - Assumptions, Pitfalls & Practice"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textHost Pablo Perel and co-host Prof. Raul Santos talk with Dr Jiao Luo about Mendelian randomisation (MR) in cardiovascular research, what it is, core assumptions (relevance, independence, no horizontal pleiotropy), common pitfalls (weak instruments, population mismatch, non-linearity), and how to read MR papers. The episode references:Unraveling the Causal Links Between Immune Cells, Lipids, and Cardiovascular Diseases: Insights from Mendelian Randomization and Mendelian Randomisation: Concepts, Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions.
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