Mendelian randomization analysis supports the causal role of dysglycaemia and diabetes in the risk of coronary artery disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 1454-1462

  Ross, Stephanie ^a,b,c   Gerstein, Hertzel C ^a   Eikelboom, John ^a   Anand, Sonia S ^a,b,c   Yusuf, Salim ^a,b   Paré, Guillaume ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Dysglycaemia; Genetic variants

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSGLYCEMIA; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; GENETIC VARIATION; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84939566145     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv083     Document Type: Article

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