Chunk #7 — Methods

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Mendelian randomization with invalid instruments: effect estimation and bias detection through Egger regression.

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A genetic variant is a valid instrumental variable if the following assumptions hold: IV1: The genetic variant is independent of confounders U;IV2: The genetic variant is associated with the exposure X;IV3: The genetic variant is independent of the outcome Y conditional on the exposure X and confounders U.