Investigating causal relationships between Body Mass Index and risk of atopic dermatitis : a Mendelian randomization analysis

• Main Authors: Yew, Yik Weng, Loh, Marie, Thng, Steven Tien Guan, Chambers, John Campbell
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Epidemiology; Obesity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146058
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Population studies suggest that atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with an increased risk of obesity, however a causal relationship between these two conditions remains to be established. We therefore use Mendelian randomization (MR) to evaluate whether obesity and AD are causally interlinked. We...