Effect of smoking on physical and cognitive capability in later life: a multicohort study using observational and genetic approaches

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  • who: Teri-Louise North and collaborators from the ▪ Using individual participant data from nine UK have published the paper: Effect of smoking on physical and cognitive capability in later life: a multicohort study using observational and genetic approaches, in the Journal: BMJ Open 2015;5:e008393. of /2015/
  • what: The authors use the rs16969968 single nucleotide polymorphism which associates with nicotine dependence in a Mendelian randomisation (MR) to explore the causality of the observational associations. ▪ While the study has demonstrated the feasibility of using an MR approach to understand the association of smoking with ageing . . .

     

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