Childhood adiposity and risk of type 1 diabetes: A Mendelian randomization study

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Censin, J C ^a   Nowak, Christoph ^a   Cooper, Nicholas ^b   Bergsten, Peter ^a   Todd, John A ^b,c   Fall, Tove ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADIPOSITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85027505730     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002362     Document Type: Article

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