MendelianRandomization: An R package for performing Mendelian randomization analyses using summarized data

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1734-1739

  Yavorska, Olena O ^a   Burgess, Stephen ^b  

^a NEWNHAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Data parasite; Instrumental variable; Mendelian randomization; Summarized data; Two sample

Indexed keywords

DATA; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRAPHICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPE; SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFTWARE; CAUSALITY; GENETIC VARIATION; PROCEDURES;

CAUSALITY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85039543207     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx034     Document Type: Article

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