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Repurposing antidiabetic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: results from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 2023
Qin Chenxi, Diaz-Gallo Lina-Marcela, Tang Bowen, Wang Yunzhang, Nguyen Thuy-Dung, Harder Arvid, Lu Yi, Padyukov Leonid, Askling Johan, Hägg Sara
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Despite increasing therapeutic options to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many patients fail to reach treatment targets. The use of antidiabetic drugs like thiazolidinediones has been associated with lower RA risk. We aimed to explore the repurposing potential of antidiabetic drugs in RA prevention by assessing associations between genetic variation in antidiabetic drug target genes and RA using Mendelian...
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