Assessing the protective role of allergic disease in gastrointestinal tract cancers using Mendelian randomization analysis

Shuai Yuan^{a b}, Mathew Kurian Vithayathil^{c d}, Siddhartha Kar^{e f}, Paul Carter^{g h}, Amy M. Mason^{i j k l}, Shao‐Hua Xie^{m n}, Stephen Burgess^{g h o p}, Susanna C. Larsson^{a b q r}✉

1. ^aUnit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
2. ^bUnit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
3. ^cMRC Cancer Unit University of Cambridge Cambridge UK
4. ^dMRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
5. ^eMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit Bristol Medical School University of Bristol Bristol UK
6. ^fMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
7. ^gDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care University of Cambridge Cambridge UK
8. ^hDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
9. ⁱBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit Department of Public Health and Primary Care University of Cambridge Cambridge UK
10. ^jNational Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals Cambridge UK