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Genetically predicted circulating levels of copper and zinc are associated with osteoarthritis but not with rheumatoid arthritis.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Jul 2021
Zhou J, Liu C, Sun Y, Francis M, Ryu M S, Grider A, Ye K
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OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are both debilitating diseases that cause significant morbidity and disability globally. This study aims to investigate the causal effects of varying blood levels of five minerals -- iron, zinc, copper, calcium, and magnesium, on OA and RA. DESIGN: We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to assess the associations of five...
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