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Circulating adiponectin levels and systemic lupus erythematosus: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2021
Dan Yi-Lin, Wang Peng, Cheng Zhongle, Wu Qian, Wang Xue-Rong, Wang De-Guang, Pan Hai-Feng
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OBJECTIVES: Several studies have reported increased serum/plasma adiponectin levels in SLE patients. This study was performed to estimate the causal effects of circulating adiponectin levels on SLE. METHODS: We selected nine independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms that were associated with circulating adiponectin levels (P < 5 × 10-8) as instrumental variables from a published genome-wide association study...
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