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Lyn D Ferguson

University of GlasgowORCID 0000-0002-6136-8349Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andrew R. WoodiD· 1 shared Ashley Budu‐AggreyiD· 1 shared Ben Michael BrumptoniD· 1 shared Bjørn Olav ÅsvoldiD· 1 shared Carlos A. Celis-MoralesiD· 1 shared Ellen Heilmann ModalsliiD· 1 shared George Davey SmithiD· 1 shared Gunnhild Åberge VieiD· 1 shared

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Evidence of a common causal relationship between body mass index and inflammatory skin disease: a Mendelian Randomization study

Ashley Budu‐Aggrey, Ben Michael Brumpton, Jessica Tyrrell, Sarah Watkins, Ellen Heilmann Modalsli, Carlos A. Celis-Morales, Lyn D Ferguson, Gunnhild Åberge Vie, Tom Palmer, Lars G Fritsche, Mari Løset, Jonas Bille Nielsen, Wei Zhou, Lam C. Tsoi, Andrew R. Wood, , Lavinia Paternoster

This study uses Mendelian Randomization to show that higher BMI causally increases the risk of psoriasis and eczema, with a stronger effect on psoriasis.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2018 · PreprintGenetics