title: Mendelian randomization in (epi)genetic epidemiology: an effective tool to be handled with care.
abstract: A study examining blood lipid traits takes epigenomics approaches to the next level by using carefully performed Mendelian randomization to assess causality rather than simply reporting associations.See related research article: http://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-016-1000-6.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Twin Cohort Study, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, 00290, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latvala
authors.affiliation: Finnish Twin Cohort Study, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, 00290, Helsinki, Finland. miina.ollikainen@helsinki.fi.|Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, FIMM, University of Helsinki, 00290, Helsinki, Finland. miina.ollikainen@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: Miina
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3661-7400
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ollikainen
mesh_terms: D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010641:Phenotype; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids