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Causal associations between thyroid dysfunction and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2022
Zhang Zhihao, Fang Tian, Lv Yonggang
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Background: Observational studies have reported an association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk and thyroid dysfunction, but without a clear causal relationship. We attempted to evaluate the association between thyroid function and COVID-19 risk using a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods: Summary statistics on the characteristics of thyroid dysfunction...
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