Blood lipids and colorectal polyps: testing an etiologic hypothesis using phenotypic measurements and Mendelian randomization.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Passarelli, Michael N; Newcomb, Polly A; Makar, Karen W; Burnett-Hartman, Andrea N; Potter, John D; Upton, Melissa P; Zhu, Lee-Ching; Rosenfeld, Michael E; Schwartz, Stephen M; Rutter, Carolyn M

Source:

Cancer causes & control : CCC, Volume 26, Issue 3, p.467-73 (2015)

Keywords:

Specialized Pathology Core Facility

Abstract:

Studies linking cholesterol levels to the development of colorectal neoplasia are inconsistent, and Mendelian randomization has been suggested as a way to help avoid problems with confounding and reverse causation.