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Mendelian randomization rules out the causal relationship between serum lipids and cholecystitis.
BMC medical genomics - 17 Sept 2021
Yang Hongqun, Chen Lanlan, Liu Kaiyu, Li Chengnan, Li Haitao, Xiong Kezhen, Li Zehan, Lu Chuang, Chen Wei, Liu Yahui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The relationship between serum lipids and cholecystitis is still under investigation. To examine the causal effect of serum lipids on cholecystitis using the Mendelian randomization method. METHODS: We conducted univariable Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses using summary statistics from two independent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on serum lipids (n = 132,908) and cholecystitis...
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