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Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Risk: Mendelian Randomization Analyses of Data from 145,000 Women of European Descent.

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Observational epidemiological studies have shown that high body mass index (BMI) is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women but an increased risk in postmenopausal women. It is unclear whether this association is mediated through shared genetic or environmental factors.We applied Mendelian randomization to evaluate the association between BMI and risk of breast cancer occurrence using data from two large breast cancer consortia. We created a weighted BMI genetic...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1002105

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Public Library of Science Publisher's website
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PLoS Medicine Journal website
Issue:
8
Publication date:
2016-08-23
Acceptance date:
2016-06-24
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ISSN:
1549-1277 and 1549-1676
Pmid:
27551723
Language:
English
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pubs:640490
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uuid:6c16eb19-73da-4fb3-acb0-519402de4d1b
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pubs:640490
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640490
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2016-09-16

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