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Cannabis use does not impact on type 2 diabetes: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Addiction biology - 1 Nov 2021
Baumeister Sebastian-Edgar, Nolde Michael, Alayash Zoheir, Leitzmann Michael, Baurecht Hansjörg, Meisinger Christa
Abstract excerpt
Cannabis has effects on the insulin/glucose metabolism. As the use of cannabis and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increase worldwide, it is important to examine the effect of cannabis on the risk of diabetes. We conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) study by using 19 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables for lifetime cannabis use and 14 SNPs to instrument cannabis use disorder and...
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