Bidirectional Mendelian randomization supports bidirectional causality between telomere length and clonal hematopoiesis of intermediate potential
Tetsushi Nakao, Alexander G. Bick, Margaret A. Taub, Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat, Md Mesbah Uddin, Abhishek Niroula, Cara L. Carty, John Lane, Michael C. Honigberg, Joshua S. Weinstock, Akhil Pampana, Christopher James Gibson, Gabriel Kenneth Griffin, Shoa L. Clarke, Romit Bhattacharya, , Brian Custer
The paper uses bidirectional Mendelian randomization to show LTL lengthening increases CHIP risk, while CHIP accelerates LTL shortening, with modest mediation between CHIP and CAD via LTL.
Science Advances · Apr 6, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine