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Steiger directionality test: a standalone construct

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Statistical genetics

a test of the causal direction between two traits that checks whether genetic instruments explain more variance in the exposure than in the outcome.

In statistical genetics, Steiger directionality test refers to a test of the causal direction between two traits that checks whether genetic instruments explain more variance in the exposure than in the outcome. This meaning comes from Hemani (2017) in PLOS Genetics.[1]

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References

Hemani, G., Tilling, K., & Davey Smith, G. (2017). Orienting the causal relationship between imprecisely measured traits using GWAS summary data. PLOS Genetics, 13(11), e1007081. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007081

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