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Mendelian randomization highlights the causal association of obesity with periodontal diseases.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jul 2022
Dong Jingya, Gong Yixuan, Chu Tengda, Wu Lixia, Li Sisi, Deng Hui, Hu Rongdang, Wang Yi
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AIM: The underlying mechanisms connecting obesity and periodontal diseases remain unclear. This study investigates the potential causal association of obesity with periodontal diseases using Mendelian randomization (MR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of obesity traits including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and WC adjusted for BMI (WCadjBMI) from large-scale genome-wide...
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