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Periodontitis and stroke: A Mendelian randomization study.
Brain and behavior - 1 Feb 2023
Ma Chaoyang, Wu Min, Gao Jie, Liu Chuanzi, Xie Yi, Lv Qiushi, Zhang Xiaohao
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Periodontitis has been implicated in the incidence of ischemic stroke. However, the generalizability of results to individuals with different subtypes of periodontitis is unknown. We aimed to investigate the causal relationship of chronic periodontitis (CP) and aggressive periodontitis (AgP) with ischemic stroke and its subtypes in the Mendelian randomization framework. METHODS: The...
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