Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis sheds doubt on protective associations between 'moderate' alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease

Evid Based Med. 2015 Feb;20(1):38. doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110086. Epub 2014 Nov 4.

Authors

Tanya N Chikritzhs¹, Timothy S Naimi², Tim R Stockwell³, Wenbin Liang¹

Affiliations

¹ National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;
² Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
³ Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 25371403
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110086

No abstract available

Keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY.

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MeSH terms

Alcohol Dehydrogenase / genetics*
Alcohol Drinking / genetics*
Coronary Disease / etiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
Stroke / etiology*

Substances

Alcohol Dehydrogenase