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Modifiable pathways in Alzheimer’s disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis

Susanna C. Larsson, Matthew Traylor, Rainer Malik, Martin Dichgans, Stephen Burgess, Hugh S. Markus

BMJ · 2017

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Summary

OBJECTIVE: To determine which potentially modifiable risk factors, including socioeconomic, lifestyle/dietary, cardiometabolic, and inflammatory factors, are associated with Alzheimer's disease. DESIGN: Mendelian randomisation study using genetic variants associated with the modifiable risk factors as instrumental variables. SETTING: International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project. PARTICIPANTS: 17 008 cases of Alzheimer's disease and 37 154 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Odds ratio of Alzheimer's per genetically predicted increase in each modifiable risk factor estimated with Mendelian randomisation analysis. RESULTS: , homocysteine, cardiometabolic factors, and C reactive protein were not associated with Alzheimer's disease. CONCLUSION: These results provide support that higher education

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1136/bmj.j5375
Catalogue ID
SNmoj1y22e-4ltmr2
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