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Detecting causal relationship between metabolic traits and osteoporosis using multivariable Mendelian randomization.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Apr 2021
Zhang Q, Greenbaum J, Shen H, Zhao L-J, Zhang W-D, Sun C-Q, Deng H-W
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By adopting the extension approaches of Mendelian randomization, we successfully detected and prioritized the potential causal risk factors for BMD traits, which might provide us novel insights for treatment and intervention into bone-related complex traits and diseases. INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis (OP) is a common metabolic skeletal disease characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD). The identified SNPs...
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