Why caution should be applied when interpreting and promoting findings from Mendelian randomisation studies

• Amanda Hughes,
• Abigail Fraser,
• Alice R Carter,
• Laura D Howe,
• Sian Harris

Affiliations

Amanda Hughes

1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Abigail Fraser

1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Alice R Carter

1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Laura D Howe

1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Sian Harris

1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK