Mendelian randomization analysis to assess a causal effect of haptoglobin on macroangiopathy in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients

Haptoglobin (Hp) functions as an antioxidant by binding with haemoglobin. We investigated whether serum Hp has a causal effect on macroangiopathy via Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis with common variants ...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - January 16, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shiyun Wang, Jie Wang, Rong Zhang, Tao Wang, Dandan Yan, Zhen He, Feng Jiang, Cheng Hu and Weiping Jia Tags: Original investigation Source Type: research