Combining the strengths of inverse-variance weighting and Egger regression in Mendelian randomization using a mixture of regressions model

With the increasing availability of large-scale GWAS summary data on various traits, Mendelian randomization (MR) has become commonly used to infer causality between a pair of traits, an exposure and an outcome. It depends on using genetic variants, typically SNPs, as instrumental variables (IVs). T...

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