title: Mendelian Randomization: Using Natural Genetic Variation to Assess the Causal Role of Modifiable Risk Factors in Observational Studies.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (I.J.N.), and McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development (J.K.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. ian.neeland@utsouthwestern.edu julia.kozlitina@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Neeland
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (I.J.N.), and McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development (J.K.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. ian.neeland@utsouthwestern.edu julia.kozlitina@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozlitina
mesh_terms: D014644:Genetic Variation; D057182:Mendelian Randomization Analysis; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; genetic association studies; genetics; obesity