Phosphate, BMI and body composition in the Rotterdam Study: Mendelian randomization analysis suggests a causal effect of BMI on serum phosphate level

• Ariadne Bosman,
• Natalia Campos-Obando,
• Trudy Voortman,
• Arfan M. Ikram,
• Bram C.J. van der Eerden,
• André G. Uitterlinden,
• M. Carola Zillikens

Affiliations

Ariadne Bosman

Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Corresponding author.

Natalia Campos-Obando

Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Trudy Voortman

Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Arfan M. Ikram

Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Bram C.J. van der Eerden

Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

André G. Uitterlinden

Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

M. Carola Zillikens

Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands