Using multivariable Mendelian randomization to estimate the causal effect of bone mineral density on osteoarthritis risk, independent of body mass index
April E. Hartley, Eleanor C. M. Sanderson, Raquel Granell, Lavinia Paternoster, Jie Zheng, George Davey Smith, Lorraine Southam, Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas, Cindy Germaine Boer, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Eleftheria Zeggini, Lilja Stefánsdóttir, Yanfei Zhang, Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida, Tian T. Wu, , Jonathan H. Tobias
This study uses multivariable Mendelian randomization to show that higher bone mineral density causally increases osteoarthritis risk independently of body mass index.
International Journal of Epidemiology · Nov 15, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine