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Sex-Specific Genetically Predicted Iron Status in relation to 12 Vascular Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study in the UK Biobank.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2020
Yang Fangkun, Bao Qinyi, Wang Zhuo, Ma Menghuai, Shen Jinlian, Ye Feiming, Xie Xiaojie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Iron overload has been implicated in the pathogenesis of varicose veins (VVs). However, the association of serum iron status with other vascular diseases (VDs) is not well understood, which might be a potential target for VD prevention. This study was aimed at investigating the causal associations between iron status and VDs using the Mendelian randomization (MR) method. METHODS: A two-sample MR was...
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