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Investigating modifiable pathways in psoriasis: A Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Mar 2023
Chalitsios Christos V, Georgiou Andrea, Bouras Emmanouil, Evangelou Evangelos, Gill Dipender, Tsilidis Kostas K, Tzoulaki Ioanna
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BACKGROUND: Potentially modifiable risk factors have previously been investigated only in conventional observational studies. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether genetically predicted exposures to modifiable factors are associated with the risk of psoriasis. METHODS: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. RESULTS: An increased risk of psoriasis was noted for genetically predicted lifetime smoking index (odds...
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