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Cannabis use and the risk of periodontitis: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jul 2022
Baumeister Sebastian-Edgar, Alayash Zoheir, Baurecht Hansjörg, Reckelkamm Stefan Lars, Kocher Thomas, Holtfreter Birte, Ehmke Benjamin, Nolde Michael
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AIM: This study aimed to leverage human genetic data to investigate whether cannabis use causally affects periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were obtained from summary statistics of genome-wide association studies of lifetime cannabis use (N = 184,765), cannabis use disorder (17,068 cases; 357,219 controls), and periodontitis (17,353 cases; 28,210 controls). We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization...
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