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Directed acyclic graph for Mendelian randomization analysis. The genetic variant (G) is associated with the exposure of interest (X); there are no confounders (C, U) of the association between genetic variant (G) and outcome (Y); and the genetic variant (G) does not affect the outcome (Y) except through its effect on the exposure (X).
