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Periodontal disease increases the host susceptibility to COVID-19 and its severity: a Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of translational medicine - 24 Dec 2021
Wang Yi, Deng Hui, Pan Yihuai, Jin Lijian, Hu Rongdang, Lu Yongyong, Deng Wenhai, Sun Weijian, Chen Chengshui, Shen Xian, Huang Xiu-Feng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence shows that periodontal disease (PD) may increase the risk of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications. Here, we undertook a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study, and investigated for the first time the possible causal impact of PD on host susceptibility to COVID-19 and its severity. METHODS: Summary statistics of COVID-19 susceptibility and severity were retrieved...
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