The causes and consequences of Alzheimer's disease: phenome-wide evidence from Mendelian randomization
Roxanna Korologou‐Linden, Laxmi Bhatta, Ben Michael Brumpton, Laura D Howe, Louise A C Millard, Katarina Kolaric, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Dylan M. Williams, George Davey Smith, Emma Louise Anderson, Evie Stergiakouli, Neil M Davies
This study uses Mendelian randomization to identify causal risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, finding that education, fluid intelligence, and physical activity are likely causal, while most associations are consequences of early disease.
Nature Communications · Aug 11, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine