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Benjamin Woolf

University of Bristol
Verified email at bristol.ac.uk
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Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using Mendelian randomization: the STROBE-MR statement

VW Skrivankova, RC Richmond, BAR Woolf… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mendelian randomization (MR) studies use genetic variation associated with
modifiable exposures to assess their possible causal relationship with outcomes and aim to …

Methods to increase response to postal and electronic questionnaires

PJ Edwards, I Roberts, MJ Clarke… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Self‐administered questionnaires are widely used to collect data in
epidemiological research, but non‐response reduces the effective sample size and can …

Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration

VW Skrivankova, RC Richmond, BAR Woolf… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Mendelian randomisation (MR) studies allow a better understanding of the causal effects of
modifiable exposures on health outcomes, but the published evidence is often hampered by …

[HTML][HTML] STROBE-MR: guidelines for strengthening the reporting of Mendelian randomization studies

GD Smith, NM Davies, N Dimou, M Egger, V Gallo… - 2019 - peerj.com
STROBE-MR: Guidelines for strengthening the reporting of Mendelian randomization studies
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Triangulating evidence for the causal impact of single-intervention zinc supplement on glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Z Wang, C Ronsmans, B Woolf - British Journal of Nutrition, 2023 - cambridge.org
Although previous studies suggested the protective effect of Zn for type 2 diabetes (T2D), the
unitary causal effect remains inconclusive. We investigated the causal effect of Zn as a …

[HTML][HTML] Appraisal of the causal effect of plasma caffeine on adiposity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: two sample mendelian randomisation study

SC Larsson, B Woolf, D Gill - BMJ medicine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Appraisal of the causal effect of plasma caffeine on adiposity, type 2 diabetes, and
cardiovascular disease: two sample mendelian randomisation study - PMC Back to Top Skip to …

Investigating the transparency of reporting in two-sample summary data Mendelian randomization studies using the MR-Base platform

B Woolf, N Di Cara, C Moreno-Stokoe… - International Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Two-sample Mendelian randomization (2SMR) is an increasingly
popular epidemiological method that uses genetic variants as instruments for making causal …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma caffeine levels and risk of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Mendelian randomization study

SC Larsson, B Woolf, D Gill - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
We leveraged genetic variants associated with caffeine metabolism in the two-sample
Mendelian randomization framework to investigate the effect of plasma caffeine levels on the …

[HTML][HTML] TwoStepCisMR: A Novel Method and R Package for Attenuating Bias in cis-Mendelian Randomization Analyses

B Woolf, L Zagkos, D Gill - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mendelian randomisation (MR) is an increasingly popular method for strengthening causal
inference in epidemiological studies. cis-MR in particular uses genetic variants in the gene …

[HTML][HTML] Safety of beta-blocker and calcium channel blocker antihypertensive drugs in pregnancy: a Mendelian randomization study

M Ardissino, EAW Slob, S Rajasundaram, RK Reddy… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Beta-blocker (BB) and calcium channel blocker (CCB) antihypertensive drugs
are commonly used in pregnancy. However, data on their relative impact on maternal and …