Overview
Mendelian randomization (MR) uses genetic instrumental variables to make inferences about causal effects based on observational data. It, therefore, can be a reliable way of assessing the causal nature of risk factors, such as biomarkers, for a wide range of disease outcomes.
- | Author: Stephen Burgess, S. G. Thompson
- | Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
- | Publication Date: June 23, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 240 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0367341840
- | ISBN-13: 9780367341848