Risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a genome-wide association study with Mendelian randomization analysis in three independent European populations
Flatby HM, Rasheed H, Ravi A, Thomas LF, Liyanarachi KV, Afset JE, DeWan AT, Brumpton BM, Hveem K, Åsvold BO, Simonsen GS, Furberg AS, Damås JK, Solligård E, Rogne T. Risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a genome-wide association study with Mendelian randomization analysis in three independent European populations. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2021, 28: 732.e1-732.e7. PMID: 34763054, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsMendelian randomization analysisTract infectionsRisk factorsRisk of LRTICardiometabolic risk factorsSystolic blood pressureTrøndelag Health StudyPrevalence of smokingRandomization analysisBody mass indexCause of morbidityPotential risk factorsBlood pressureMass indexSuch hospitalizationsDisease burdenProtective effectHealth StudyIndependent European populationsLifetime smokingGenome-wide association studiesGenetic susceptibilitySmoking