Relationship between body mass index and atopic dermatitis: a Mendelian randomization approach in exploring causality: a critical appraisal

British Journal of DermatologyVolume 184, Issue 6 p. 1045-1046 CRITICALLY APPRAISED RESEARCH PAPER Relationship between body mass index and atopic dermatitis: a Mendelian randomization approach in exploring causality: a critical appraisal C.X. Pan, orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-8508 Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Methodology (supporting), Writing - original draft (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)Search for more papers by this authorY.-H. Jee, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Supervision (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)Search for more papers by this authorK.J. Moore, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Methodology (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorP. Kraft, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)Search for more papers by this authorM.M. Asgari, Corresponding Author PORES@mgh.harvard.edu orcid.org/0000-0003-1582-3475 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, USA Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA Correspondence: Maryam M. Asgari. Email: PORES@mgh.harvard.edu Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this author C.X. Pan, orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-8508 Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Methodology (supporting), Writing - original draft (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)Search for more papers by this authorY.-H. Jee, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Supervision (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)Search for more papers by this authorK.J. Moore, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Methodology (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorP. Kraft, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)Search for more papers by this authorM.M. Asgari, Corresponding Author PORES@mgh.harvard.edu orcid.org/0000-0003-1582-3475 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, USA Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA Correspondence: Maryam M. Asgari. Email: PORES@mgh.harvard.edu Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19702 C.X.P. and Y.-H.L. are joint first authors. Funding sources: this work was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (K24 AR069760 to M.M.A.). Conflicts of interest: M.M.A. has received research funding to her institution from Pfizer Inc. and royalties from UptoDate. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume184, Issue6June 2021Pages 1045-1046 RelatedInformation