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Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition and Parkinson Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Neurology - 23 Mar 2021
Kang Xiaoying, Ploner Alexander, Pedersen Nancy L, Bandres-Ciga Sara, Noyce Alastair J, Wirdefeldt Karin, Williams Dylan M
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of long-term tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibition on the risk and age at onset of Parkinson disease (PD), we performed a 2-sample Mendelian randomization study using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) summary statistics. METHODS: Genetic variants in the vicinity of TNFRSF1A, the gene encoding TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1), were identified as predictive of pharmacologic blockade...
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