Mendelian randomization analysis does not support causal associations of birth weight with hypertension risk and blood pressure in adulthood

Mendelian randomization analysis does not support causal associations of birth weight with hypertension risk and blood pressure in adulthood. Zheng, Yan; Huang, Tao; Wang, Tiange; Mei, Zhendong; Sun, Zhonghan; Zhang, Tao; Ellervik, Christina; Chai, Jin-Fang; Sim, Xueling; van Dam, Rob M.; Tai, E.-Shyong; Koh, Woon-Puay; Dorajoo, Rajkumar; Saw, Seang-Mei; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Wong, Tien Yin; Gupta, Preeti; Rossing, Peter; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Vinding, Rebecca K.; Bisgaard, Hans; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Wang, Yujie; Graff, Mariaelisa; Voortman, Trudy; van Rooij, Frank J. A.; Hofman, Albert; van Heemst, Diana; Noordam, Raymond; Estampador, Angela C.; Varga, Tibor V.; Enzenbach, Cornelia; Scholz, Markus; Thiery, Joachim; Burkhardt, Ralph; Orho-Melander, Marju; Schulz, Christina-Alexandra; Ericson, Ulrika; Sonestedt, Emily; Kubo, Michiaki; Akiyama, Masato; Zhou, Ang; Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O.; Hansen, Torben; Kleber, Marcus E.; Delgado, Graciela; McCarthy, Mark; Lemaitre, Rozenn N.; Felix, Janine F.; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Wu, Ying; Mohlke, Karen L.; Lehtimäki, Terho; Wang, Carol A.; Pennell, Craig E.; Schunkert, Heribert; Kes. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2020; 35: p.685-697. doi:10.1007/s10654-020-00638-z
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