Using genetics to test the causal relationship of total adiposity and periodontitis: Mendelian randomization analyses in the Gene-Lifestyle Interactions and Dental Endpoints (GLIDE) Consortium

Authors :: Yu, Y.-H.
Shaffer, J. R.
Boerwinkle, E. A.
Hu, F. B.
Shungin, D.
Divaris, K.
Pedersen, N. L.
Orho-Melander, M.
Kraft, P.
Kocher, T.
Hindy, G.
Cornelis, M. C.
Moss, K. L.
North, K. E.
Melander, O.
Teumer, A.
Joshipura, K.
Beck, J. D.
Rimm, E. B.
Barros, S. P.
Magnusson, P. K.
Hallmans, G.
McNeil, D. W.
Biffar, R.
Rose, L. M.
Ridker, P. M.
Rukh, G.
Chasman, D. I.
Weyant, R. J.
Ganna, A.
Holtfreter, B.
Crout, R. J.
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries, 2015.
Abstract: Background: The observational relationship between obesity and periodontitis is widely known, yet causal evidence is lacking. Our objective was to investigate causal associations between periodontitis and body mass index (BMI).

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