Renato A Polimanti

The relationship between genetic bone mineral density and spinal stenosis: a Mendelian randomization and cohort study

To evaluate whether genetic liability to higher bone mineral density (BMD) is associated with spinal stenosis and primary lumbar decompression surgery. We integrated two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR), multivariable MR, MRlap, reverse MR, and longitudinal UK Biobank analyses...

Robust inference and correlates from genetic associations with personality

Personality traits describe stable differences in how people think, feel and behave, and how they interact with and experience their social and physical environments1,2. Many questions remain unanswered about associations between DNA and personality traits, such as their robustne...