Category: mendelian randomization

Mendelian Randomization: A Precision Public Health Tool for the COVID-19 Response

flowchart: Confounder arrows to Modifiable Exposure and Disease Outcome; Gene Variant (Instrument Exposure Variable) arrow to Modifiable Exposure and Modifiable Exposure arrow to Disease Outcome

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when little was known about the natural history of the disease, predicting the course of the pandemic was of premier importance for treating sick patients and redoubling efforts to protect those at highest risk of adverse outcomes. To address this need, investigators used a study design that Read More >

July 20, 2021 by Emily Drzymalla, Marta Gwinn and Muin J. Khoury, Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

genomics

COVID-19, mendelian randomization, precision public health