Causal association between inflammatory bowel disease and hidradenitis suppurativa: A two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

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Background Epidemiological studies have revealed a link between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). To determine whether IBD and HS are causally related, we used the Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. Methods A two-sample MR was performed using an analysis of 12,882 patients and 21,770 controls with IBD and its main subtypes, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). A...

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