Exploring the effect of pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease on blood pressure using Mendelian randomisation and parental dementia as an instrumental variable in UK Biobank

Abstract Background Evidence suggests there may be a bidirectional relationship between high blood pressure (BP) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is hypothesised that this is due to cerebral changes during pre-clinical AD that cause elevation of systemic BP. We aimed to test this by exploring the ef...

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Main Authors: Jennifer C. Palmer, Emma Hart, Emma Anderson, Seth Love, Deborah A. Lawlor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04295-5
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