Assessing causal relationships between sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

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Background and aims Sarcopenia has been demonstrated to be closely associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, whether there are causal relationships between sarcopenia and NAFLD remains undetermined. Here, we aim to address the question using a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis approach. Methods We performed a two-sample bidirectional MR study using...

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