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Is Type 2 Diabetes Causally Associated With Cancer Risk? Evidence From a Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.
Diabetes - 1 Jul 2020
Yuan Shuai, Kar Siddhartha, Carter Paul, Vithayathil Mathew, Mason Amy M, Burgess Stephen, Larsson Susanna C
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We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization study to investigate the causal associations of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with risk of overall cancer and 22 site-specific cancers. Summary-level data for cancer were extracted from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium and UK Biobank. Genetic predisposition to T2DM was associated with higher odds of pancreatic, kidney, uterine, and cervical cancer and...
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