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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 12.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Oncol. 2017 May 1;3(5):636–651. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945

Figure 2. Comparison of the Present Mendelian Randomization (MR) Study and Prospective Observational Studies of the Association Between Telomere Length and Disease.

Figure 2

Search strategy and characteristics for observational studies are described in eTables 3 and 4 in Supplement 1.

a From fixed-effects meta-analysis of independent observational studies described in eTable 3 in Supplement 1.

b From the combination of Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS) and Copenhagen General Population Study (CGPS).10

c From the combination of Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO), Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study (ATBC), and Shanghai Women's Health Study (SWHS).97