Relationship between birth weight and chronic kidney disease: an integrative analysis of observational studies and causal inference through genetic approaches
Xinghao Yu, Zhongshang Yuan, Haimiao Chen, Yang Jia-ji, Yixin Gao, Fengjun Guan, Ping Zeng, Shuiping Huang
This study finds an inverse association between low birth weight and chronic kidney disease in observational studies but no causal link using Mendelian randomization.
bioRxiv · Aug 8, 2019 · PreprintGenetics