Pragmatic vs. naïve genetic instrument selection in Mendelian randomization studies: a practical guide

Andrew Mason, Giulia Ballabio, Valentina Paz, Reecha Sofat, Victoria Garfield

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@article{allodium:10.64898/2026.08.19.26359587,
  title = {Pragmatic vs. naïve genetic instrument selection in Mendelian randomization studies: a practical guide},
  author = {Andrew Mason and Giulia Ballabio and Valentina Paz and Reecha Sofat and Victoria Garfield},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.64898/2026.08.19.26359587},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.19.26359587}
}

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AU  - Giulia Ballabio
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AU  - Reecha Sofat
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Mason, A., Ballabio, G., Paz, V., Sofat, R., & Garfield, V. (2026). Pragmatic vs. naïve genetic instrument selection in Mendelian randomization studies: a practical guide. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.19.26359587

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