Observational studies have found overlap between Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases and phenotypes, although the causal relationships are unclear. Here, the authors perform an age-stratified phenome-wide association study of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetic liability and follow-up Mendelian randomization analyses to examine whether these phenotypes have a causal effect on AD.
- Roxanna Korologou-Linden
- Laxmi Bhatta
- Neil M. Davies