Association of plasma uric acid with ischaemic heart disease and blood pressure: mendelian randomisation analysis of two large cohorts

Tom M Palmer; Børge G Nordestgaard; Marianne Benn; Anne Tybjærg-Hansen; George Davey Smith; Debbie A Lawlor; Nicholas J Timpson

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Association of plasma uric acid with ischaemic heart disease and blood pressure: mendelian randomisation analysis of two large cohorts

Tom M Palmer, Børge G Nordestgaard, Marianne Benn, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, George Davey Smith, Debbie A Lawlor, Nicholas J Timpson

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To assess the associations between both uric acid levels and hyperuricaemia, with ischaemic heart disease and blood pressure, and to explore the potentially confounding role of body mass index.

Original language	English
Article number	f4262
Journal	BMJ
Volume	347
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4262
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2013

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Association of plasma uric acid with ischaemic heart disease and blood pressure: mendelian randomisation analysis of two large cohorts

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