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Association Between Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Renal Function: a Mendelian Randomization Study.
Kidney & blood pressure research - 1 Jan 2018
Chen Chi, Xia Fangzhen, Chen Yi, Zhang Kun, Cheng Jing, Li Qin, Han Bing, Zhao Li, Zhu Chunfang, Wang Ningjian, Lu Yingli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Increasing evidence suggests an association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine the causality of the association between TSH and eGFR. METHODS: 10,603 participants were recruited from the Survey on Prevalence in East China for Metabolic Diseases and Risk Factors (SPECT-China),...
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