Fig. 1From: Vascular endothelial growth factor and the risk of venous thromboembolism: a genetic correlation and two-sample Mendelian randomization studySchematic diagram of the study design. The dashed lines represent pathways that violate the MR assumptions. SNP: single-nucleotide polymorphism; GWAS: genome-wide association study; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; VTE: venous thromboembolism; DVT: deep vein thrombosis; DVT_PE: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolismBack to article page