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Causal relationship between gut microbiota and serum vitamin D: evidence from genetic correlation and Mendelian randomization study.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jul 2022
Yang Xiaolin, Zhu Qingtian, Zhang Lei, Pei Yufang, Xu Xiaojian, Liu Xinnong, Lu Guotao, Pan Jiajia, Wang Ying
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The gastrointestinal microbiota is emerging as an important mediator in intestinal metabolism, such as vitamin D absorption. METHODS: To elucidate the causality of microbiota and vitamin D, we used linkage disequilibrium score (LDSC) regression and two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) methods with largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics to identify specific taxa that are...
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