Causal Relationship between Plasma Adiponectin and Body Mass Index: One- and Two-Sample Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analyses in 460 397 Individuals.
BACKGROUND: Adiponectin is a protein hormone produced by adipocytes that may play an important role in obesity. However, the causal interrelation between plasma adiponectin and body mass index (BMI) is still uncertain. We tested the hypotheses that (a) plasma adiponectin and BMI are inversely associ...
| Published in: | Clinical Chemistry Vol. 66; no. 12; pp. 1548 - 1558 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2020
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |