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A Mendelian randomization study on causal effects of 25(OH) vitamin D levels on diabetic nephropathy.
BMC nephrology - 27 Jun 2023
He Mingjie, Yang Ting, Zhou Ping, Bu Peiyan, Yang Xionghui, Zou Yan, Zhong Aimin
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a lower incidence of diabetic nephropathy (DN); however, whether this association is causative is uncertain. METHODS: We used two-sample Mendelian randomization to examine the causal influence of vitamin D on diabetic nephropathy in 7,751 individuals with type I diabetes-related nephropathy (T1DN) and 9,933 individuals with type II diabetes-related...
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