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Does smoking protect against developing osteoarthritis? Evidence from a genetically informed perspective.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2022
Ni Jing, Wang Peng, Yin Kang-Jia, Huang Ji-Xiang, Tian Tian, Cen Han, Sui Cong, Xu Zhiwei, Pan Hai-Feng
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OBJECTIVE: Cumulative evidence from observational studies showed an inverse association between smoking and osteoarthritis (OA), but this association could be confounded by obesity. This study aimed to decipher the causal effect of smoking on osteoarthritis risk from a genetically informed perspective. METHODS: We performed a two-sample univariable and multivariable MR to evaluate the independent effect of...
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