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Two sets of example data are included in the package: one illustrating uncorrelated variants, and the other correlated variants. These are the data on correlated variants.

Usage

calcium

calciumse

fastgluc

fastglucse

calc.rho

Format

An object of class numeric of length 6.

An object of class numeric of length 6.

An object of class numeric of length 6.

An object of class numeric of length 6.

An object of class matrix (inherits from array) with 6 rows and 6 columns.

Details

The variables calcium, and fastgluc are the genetic associations with calcium and fasting glucose for 6 genetic variants reported by Burgess et al (2015). The respective standard errors of the associations are given as calciumse and fastglucse. The matrix of correlations between the genetic variants is given as calc.rho.

These data can be used to test out the various functions in the package.

References

Stephen Burgess, Robert A Scott, Nic J Timpson, George Davey Smith, Simon G Thompson. Using published data in Mendelian randomization: a blueprint for efficient identification of causal risk factors. Eur J Epidemiol 2015; 30(7):543-552. doi: 10.1007/s10654-015-0011-z.