Association of genetically predicted blood sucrose with coronary heart disease and its risk factors in Mendelian randomization

Abstract We assessed the associations of genetically instrumented blood sucrose with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and its risk factors (i.e., type 2 diabetes, adiposity, blood pressure, lipids, and glycaemic traits), using two-sample Mendelian randomization. We used blood fructose as a valid...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhang, Shiu Lun Au Yeung, C. Mary Schooling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78685-5