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Pleiotropy in Mendelian randomization. A ‘vertical pleiotropy’ occurs if the genetic instrument associates with other traits downstream of the exposure of interest. A ‘horizontal pleiotropy’ occurs when the genetic instrument is associated with traits that are on other independent pathways.
