[HTML][HTML] MendelianRandomization v0. 9.0: updates to an R package for performing Mendelian randomization analyses using summarized data

A Patel, T Ye, H Xue, Z Lin, S Xu, B Woolf… - Wellcome Open …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The MendelianRandomization package is a software package written for the R software
environment that implements methods for Mendelian randomization based on summarized …

A Bayesian approach to Mendelian randomization using summary statistics in the univariable and multivariable settings with correlated pleiotropy

AJ Grant, S Burgess - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Mendelian randomization uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to make causal
inferences on the effect of an exposure on an outcome. Due to the recent abundance of high …

The goldmine of GWAS summary statistics: a systematic review of methods and tools

PI Kontou, PG Bagos - BioData Mining, 2024 - Springer
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revolutionized our understanding of the
genetic architecture of complex traits and diseases. GWAS summary statistics have become …

Mendelian randomization: causal inference leveraging genetic data

LG Chen, JD Tubbs, Z Liu, TQ Thach… - Psychological …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Mendelian randomization (MR) leverages genetic information to examine the causal
relationship between phenotypes allowing for the presence of unmeasured confounders …

An integrative multi-context Mendelian randomization method for identifying risk genes across human tissues

Y Lu, K Xu, N Maydanchik, B Kang, BL Pierce… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
Mendelian randomization (MR) provides valuable assessments of the causal effect of
exposure on outcome, yet the application of conventional MR methods for mapping risk …

Combining Mendelian randomization and network deconvolution for inference of causal networks with GWAS summary data

Z Lin, H Xue, W Pan - PLoS genetics, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Mendelian randomization (MR) has been increasingly applied for causal inference with
observational data by using genetic variants as instrumental variables (IVs). However, the …

A metabolomic profile of biological aging in 250,341 individuals from the UK Biobank

S Zhang, Z Wang, Y Wang, Y Zhu, Q Zhou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The metabolomic profile of aging is complex. Here, we analyse 325 nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR) biomarkers from 250,341 UK Biobank participants, identifying 54 …

A robust cis-Mendelian randomization method with application to drug target discovery

Z Lin, W Pan - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Mendelian randomization (MR) uses genetic variants as instrumental variables (IVs) to
investigate causal relationships between traits. Unlike conventional MR, cis-MR focuses on …

Collider bias correction for multiple covariates in GWAS using robust multivariable Mendelian randomization

P Wang, Z Lin, H Xue, W Pan - Plos Genetics, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many genetic loci associated with
complex traits and diseases in the past 20 years. Multiple heritable covariates may be added …

An augmented Mendelian randomization approach provides causality of brain imaging features on complex traits in a single biobank-scale dataset

A Yang, YT Yang, XM Zhao - Plos Genetics, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Mendelian randomization (MR) is an effective approach for revealing causal risk factors that
underpin complex traits and diseases. While MR has been more widely applied under two …