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Interpretation and Potential Biases of Mendelian Randomization Estimates With Time-Varying Exposures

Labrecque, Jeremy A, Swanson, Sonja A·2019·American Journal of Epidemiology

DOI 10.1093/aje/kwy204

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Mendelian randomization (MR) is used to answer a variety of epidemiologic questions. One stated advantage of MR is that it estimates a "lifetime effect" of exposure, though this term remains vaguely defined. Instrumental variable analysis, on which MR is based, has focused on estimating the effects of point or time-fixed exposures rather than "lifetime effects." Here we use an empirical example with data from the Rotterdam Study (Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2009-2013) to demonstrate how confusion can arise when estimating "lifetime effects." We provide one possible definition of a lifetime effect: the average change in outcome measured at time t when the entire exposure trajectory from conception to time t is shifted by 1 unit. We show that MR only estimates this type of lifetime effect under specific conditions-for example, when the effect of the genetic variants used on exposure does not change over time. Lastly, we simulate the magnitude of bias that would result in realistic scenarios that use genetic variants with effects that change over time. We recommend that investigators in future MR studies carefully consider the effect of interest and how genetic variants whose effects change with time may impact the interpretability and validity of their results.

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Authors: Labrecque, J. A., & Swanson, S. A.
Affiliations: Erasmus MC (NL)
Corresponding author: Labrecque, Jeremy A
ORCID: Labrecque, Jeremy A
Swanson, Sonja A
Venue: American Journal of Epidemiology
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2018-09-15
Volume: 188
Issue: 1
Pages: 231-238
ISSN: 0002-9262 (ISSN-L)
1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy204
OpenAlex: W2908849404
Cited by: 139
References: 27
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 11
FWCI: 6.74
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
Locations: American Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Veni (91617066)
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Topics: Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Keywords: Mendelian randomization, time-varying exposure, lifetime effects, exposure trajectories, genetic variants, Rotterdam Study
MeSH terms: Data Interpretation, Statistical, Humans, Mutation, Obesity, Time Factors, Bias, Causality, Mendelian Randomization Analysis

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