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  • Epidemiology
  • Statistical Genetics
  • Causal Inference

Background:

  • Mendelian randomization (MR) uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to infer causal relationships between exposures and outcomes.
  • Investigating time-varying causal effects is crucial for understanding dynamic biological processes and informing public health interventions.
  • Existing MR methods often oversimplify temporal dynamics and rely on strong assumptions, limiting their applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel statistical approach for estimating time-varying causal effects in Mendelian randomization studies.
  • To address limitations of existing methods by incorporating continuous-time modeling and functional principal component analysis.
  • To provide a more reliable and flexible framework for analyzing dynamic causal relationships.

Main Methods:

  • The proposed method combines functional principal component analysis with weak-instrument-robust techniques within a continuous-time modeling framework.
  • It accommodates individual-specific timepoints for exposure measurements, enhancing data utilization.
  • The approach avoids strong structural assumptions, increasing its generalizability.

Main Results:

  • Simulations demonstrate the method's strong performance in accurately estimating time-varying effects.
  • The approach provides reliable inference when the functional form of the time-varying effect is correctly specified.
  • A case study on systolic blood pressure and urea levels illustrates the method's practical application.

Conclusions:

  • The novel continuous-time MR approach offers a robust tool for estimating complex, time-varying causal effects.
  • It overcomes limitations of previous methods by relaxing structural assumptions and effectively using longitudinal data.
  • Future research may explore extensions for even more complex effect structures, acknowledging the trade-off with instrument strength.