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Assessing the Causal Relationships Between Insulin Resistance and Hyperuricemia and Gout Using Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Nov 2021
McCormick Natalie, O'Connor Mark J, Yokose Chio, Merriman Tony R, Mount David B, Leong Aaron, Choi Hyon K
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OBJECTIVE: Hyperuricemia is closely associated with insulin resistance syndrome (and its many cardiometabolic sequelae); however, whether they are causally related has long been debated. We undertook this study to investigate the potential causal nature and direction between insulin resistance and hyperuricemia, along with gout, by using bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses. METHODS: We used...
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