Investigating the possible causal role of coffee consumption with prostate cancer risk and progression using Mendelian randomization analysis

E. Taylor, Amy; M. Martin, Richard; S. Geybels, Milan; L. Stanford, Janet; M. Shui, Irene; A. Eeles, Rosalind; Easton, Doug; Kote‐Jarai, Zsofia; Amin Al Olama, Ali; Benlloch, Sara; Muir, Kenneth; G. Giles, Graham; Wiklund, Fredrik; Grönberg, Henrik; A. Haiman, Christopher; Schleutker, Johanna; G. Nordestgaard, Børge; C. Travis, Ruth; E. Neal, David; Pashayan, Nora; Khaw, Kay‐Tee; J. Blot, William; N. Thibodeau, Stephen; Maier, Christiane; S. Kibel, Adam; Cybulski, Cezary; Cannon‐Albright, Lisa; Brenner, Hermann; Park, Jong; Kaneva, Radka; Batra, Jyotsna; R. Teixeira, Manuel; Pandha, Hardev; Donovan, Jenny; R. Munafò, Marcus

doi:10.1002/ijc.30462

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Investigating the possible causal role of coffee consumption with prostate cancer risk and progression using Mendelian randomization analysis

Published in International Journal of Cancer • Oct 14, 2016

Authors:

Amy E. Taylor

Richard M. Martin

Milan S. Geybels

Abstract

Coffee consumption has been shown in some studies to be associated with lower risk of prostate cancer. However, it is unclear if this association is causal or due to confounding or reverse causality. We conducted a Mendelian randomisation analysis to investigate the causal effects of coffee consumpt...

Subject

Mendelian randomization

Prostate cancer

Medicine

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