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The causal effect of obesity on diabetic retinopathy: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study
3 Apr 2023
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Background The causal effect of obesity on diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the causal association of generalized obesity evaluated by body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity evaluated by waist or hip circumference with DR, background DR, and proliferative DR using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods Genetic variants associated with...
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