Staley, James R.
Windmeijer, Frank
Suderman, Matthew
Lyon, Matthew S.
Davey Smith, George
Tilling, Kate http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-8926
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/M025020/1, MC_UU_00011/1, MC_UU_00011/3, MC_UU_12013/9, MC_UU_00011/5)
Wellcome Trust (102215/2/13/2)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBI025751/1, BB/I025263/1)
National Institute of Child and Human Development (R01HD068437)
National Institutes of Health (5RO1AI121226-02)
CONTAMED EU Collaborative Project (212502)
Article History
Received: 17 November 2020
Accepted: 6 September 2021
First Online: 15 October 2021
Declarations
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: James Staley became a full-time employee of UCB while this manuscript was being written.
: All relevant data has been provided. ALSPAC data access is through a system of managed open access.
: The R package to perform these tests is available at: ExternalRef removed.
: Ethical approval for the ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children) study was obtained from the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee and the Local Research Ethics Committees.
: Informed consent for the use of data collected in ALSPAC via questionnaires and clinics was obtained from participants following the recommendations of the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee at the time. Consent for biological samples in ASLPAC has been collected in accordance with the Human Tissue Act (2004).