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Genetically Predicted Serum Iron Status Is Associated with Altered Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus among European Populations.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Jun 2021
Ye Ding, Zhu Zhengyang, Huang Huijun, Sun Xiaohui, Liu Bin, Xu Xia, He Zhixing, Li Songtao, Wen Chengping, Mao Yingying
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BACKGROUND: Observational epidemiological studies have reported an inconsistent relation between iron status and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Moreover, it remains uncertain whether the observed association is causal or due to confounding or reverse causality. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the association between serum iron status and risk of SLE using a 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR)...
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