| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| MR | Mendelian randomization |
| IVW | Inverse-variance weighted |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| LD | linkage disequilibrium |
| IV | Instrumental variable |
| MBE | mode-based estimator |
| FDR | alse discovery rate |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes melletus |
| ER+ | Estrogen Receptor positive |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein |