Causes and consequences of vascular dementia across the life course: Evidence from a UK Biobank phenome-wide and Mendelian randomization study
Phazha LK Bothongo, Victoria Taylor‐Bateman, Roxanna Korologou‐Linden, Neil M Davies, Emma C. Hart, Patrick G. Kehoe, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Emma Louise Anderson
This study identifies causes and consequences of vascular dementia using polygenic risk scores, phenome-wide association, and Mendelian randomization analyses from UK Biobank data, highlighting cardiometabolic and educational factors as key modifiable risks.
medRxiv · Jun 23, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine