• Causal effects of maternal circulating amino acids on offspring birthweight: a Mendelian randomisation study 

      Zhao, Jian; Stewart, Isobel D.; Baird, Denis; Mason, Dan; Wright, John; Zheng, Jie; Gaunt, Tom R.; Evans, David M.; Freathy, Rachel M.; Langenberg, Claudia; Warrington, Nicole Maree; Lawlor, Deborah A.; Borges, Maria Carolina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Amino acids are key to protein synthesis, energy metabolism, cell signaling and gene expression; however, the contribution of specific maternal amino acids to fetal growth is unclear. Methods We explored the ...