Mendelian Randomization Study for Genetically Predicted Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Levels on Overall Cancer Risk and Mortality.

Upekha E Liyanage Jue-Sheng OngJiyuan AnPuya GharahkhaniMatthew H Law Stuart Macgregor

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2019)

Our well-powered MR study provides robust causal inferences for the PUFAs on overall cancer risk and mortality. Future larger studies are warranted to replicate the individual cancer findings.

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cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
coronary artery disease
computed tomography
papillary thyroid
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