• Avoiding dynastic, assortative mating, and population stratification biases in Mendelian randomization through within-family analyses 

      Brumpton, Ben Michael; Sanderson, Eleanor; Heilbron, Karl; Hartwig, FP; Harrison, S; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Cho, Y; Howe, LD; Hughes, A; Boomsma, D; Havdahl, Alexandra; Hopper, J; Neale, M; Nivard, Michel G.; Pedersen, N; Reynolds, CA; Tucker-D, EM; Grotzinger, A; Howe, Laurence; Morris, Tim; Li, Shuai; Within-Family Consortium, The; 23andMe Research Team, The; Auton, A; Windmeijer, F; Chen, W-M; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, C; Evans, DM; Kaprio, J; Davey Smith, G; Åsvold, BO; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hemani, G; Davies, Neil Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Estimates from Mendelian randomization studies of unrelated individuals can be biased due to uncontrolled confounding from familial effects. Here we describe methods for within-family Mendelian randomization analyses and ...
    • Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Common Variants Associated with Brachial Circumference: A Meta-Analysis of 14 Cohorts 

      Boraska, V; Day-Williams, A; Franklin, CS; Elliott, KS; Panoutsopoulou, K; Tachmazidou, I; Albrecht, E; Bandinelli, S; Beilin, L; Bochud, M; Cadby, G; Ernst, F; Evans, David M.; Hayward, C; Hicks, AA; Huffman, Jennifer; Huth, C; James, AL; Klopp, N; Kolcic, I; Kutalik, Z; Lawlor, Debbie A.; Musk, AW; Pehlic, M; Pennell, CE; Perry, JRB; Peters, Annette; Polasek, O; St Pourcain, B; Ring, SM; Salvi, E; Schipf, S; Staessen, JA; Teumer, A; Timpson, N; Vitart, V; Warrington, NM; Yaghootkar, H; Zemunik, T; Zgaga, L; An, P; Anttila, V; Borecki, IB; Holmen, Jostein; Ntalla, I; Palotie, A; Pietilainen, KH; Wedenoja, J; Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Dedoussis, GV; Kaprio, J; Province, MA; Zwart, John-Anker; Burnier, M; Campbell, H; Cusi, D; Smith, GD; Frayling, TM; Gieger, C; Palmer, LJ; Pramstaller, PP; Rudan, I; Volzke, H; Wichmann, HE; Wright, AF; Zeggini, E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Brachial circumference (BC), also known as upper arm or mid arm circumference, can be used as an indicator of muscle mass and fat tissue, which are distributed differently in men and women. Analysis of anthropometric ...