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Causal relationship in gut microbiota and upper urinary urolithiasis using Mendelian randomization
18 May 2023
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Background Several reports in recent years have found an association between gut microbiota and upper urinary urolithiasis. However, the causal relationship between them remains to be clarified. Methods Genetic variation is used as a tool in Mendelian randomization for inference of whether exposure factors have a causal effect on disease outcomes. We selected summary statistics from a large genome-wide...
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