Genetically Predicted Telomere Length and Its Relationship With Alzheimer’s Disease

Are shorter telomeres causal risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)? This study aimed to examine if shorter telomeres were causally associated with a higher risk of AD using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Two-sample MR methods were applied to the summary effect sizes and standard errors f...

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Main Authors: Guangping Yu, Leihong Lu, Zaihong Ma, Shouhai Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.595864/full