This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.Currently, little is known about the mechanisms that distortthe distribution of alleles from that expected from Mendel'sfirst law between gamete formation, conception, birth andentry into a study. It is therefore difficult to estimate the extentto which these mechanisms may affect the results of Mendelianrandomization studies. However, these mechanisms should notbe assumed to be negligible until they have been properlyevaluated. Potential for segregation distortion, selective survivaland parent-of-origin effect should be kept in mind whenconducting Mendelian randomization studies to draw causalinference in observational studies.
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