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Investigation of the causal relationship between ALS and autoimmune disorders: a Mendelian randomization study.
BMC medicine - 2 Nov 2022
Alipour Paria, Senkevich Konstantin, Ross Jay P, Spiegelman Dan, Manousaki Despoina, Dion Patrick A, Rouleau Guy A
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have reported an association between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and different autoimmune disorders. This study aims to explore the causal relationship between autoimmune disorders and ALS using Mendelian randomization (MR). METHODS: To test the genetically predicted effects of liability towards immune-related outcomes on ALS risk, we used summary statistics from the...
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