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Schematic representation of the study design. The three assumptions of the two-sample MR study are as follows: genetic instrument is associated with exposure; genetic instrument is not associated with confounders; and genetic instrument does not affect outcome via pathways other than the exposure of interest. MR, Mendelian randomization; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; CMB, cerebral microbleed.
