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Myasthenia Gravis and Ischemic Stroke: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.
Current neurovascular research - 1 Jan 2023
Liu Chen, Mao Chengyuan, Li Shen, Su Yun, Liu Hongbing, Wang Xin, Liu Weishi, Zhao Jiawei, Liu Xuyang, Xu Yuming
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BACKGROUND: Autoimmune diseases are associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, whether myasthenia gravis (MG) and ischemic stroke (IS) are causally related remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate potential causal links between MG and IS using bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR). METHODS: We conducted a two-sample MR analysis to assess the potential associations...
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