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Causal Relationship Between Gut Microbiota and Autoimmune Diseases: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Xu Qian, Ni Jing-Jing, Han Bai-Xue, Yan Shan-Shan, Wei Xin-Tong, Feng Gui-Juan, Zhang Hong, Zhang Lei, Li Bin, Pei Yu-Fang
Abstract excerpt
Background: Growing evidence has shown that alterations in gut microbiota composition are associated with multiple autoimmune diseases (ADs). However, it is unclear whether these associations reflect a causal relationship. Objective: To reveal the causal association between gut microbiota and AD, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Materials and Methods: We assessed genome-wide...
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