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A Mendelian randomization study found causal linkage between telomere attrition and chronic kidney disease.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2021
Park Sehoon, Lee Soojin, Kim Yaerim, Cho Semin, Kim Kwangsoo, Kim Yong Chul, Han Seung Seok, Lee Hajeong, Lee Jung Pyo, Joo Kwon Wook, Lim Chun Soo, Kim Yon Su, Kim Dong Ki
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in the elderly population. However, it is rarely investigated whether kidney function is causally linked to biological aging itself. In this Mendelian randomization study, genetic instruments for telomere attrition were applied to a CKDGen genome wide association study results for 41,395 cases of CKD among 480,698 individuals as summary-level Mendelian...
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