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Table 4 Mendelian randomization results of lung cancer using gene expression data as the exposure

From: Epigenome-wide association study of whole blood gene expression in Framingham Heart Study participants provides molecular insight into the potential role of CHRNA5 in cigarette smoking-related lung diseases

Outcome

Exposure

Method

Beta

se

P value

Tissue origin

Lung cancer

CHRNA5

Inverse variance weighted

 − 1.50

0.23

6.80E − 11

FHS Whole blood

Squamous cell lung cancer

CHRNA5

Inverse variance weighted

 − 1.23

0.31

9.05E − 05

FHS Whole blood

Lung adenocarcinoma

CHRNA5

Inverse variance weighted

 − 1.58

0.42

1.48E − 04

FHS Whole blood

Lung cancer

CHRNA5

Wald ratio

 − 0.22

0.03

9.24E − 13

GTEx lung

Lung adenocarcinoma

CHRNA5

Wald ratio

 − 0.23

0.05

5.13E − 07

GTEx lung

Squamous cell lung cancer

CHRNA5

Wald ratio

 − 0.17

0.05

3.86E − 04

GTEx lung