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Fig. 2

From: Association between gut microbiota and longevity: a genetic correlation and mendelian randomization study

Fig. 2

Basic principles of Mendelian randomization. Mendelian randomization can be used to test the hypothesis that gut microbiota causes longevity, provided that three key assumptions are met adequately: (1) the IVs are robustly associated with exposure; (2) the IVs are not associated with confounders; (3) the IVs have no association with the outcome except through the exposure

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BMC Microbiology

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