Associations were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and the first 10 genetic principal components using linear regression. 2.2.2. Thoracic aortic aneurysm We used a published GWAS of TAA within the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Project (CHIP) and Michigan Genomics Initiative at the ...
smoking and hyperlipidemia. While an association between atherosclerosis and ascending aortic aneurysms has been observed45, whether the two pathologic processes share underlying causal mechanisms remained unknown. Here, through causal inference methods, we provide genetic support for a causal role of smokin...
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