The causal associations between growth factors and constipation: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

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Introduction: Certain growth factors (GFs) are associated with constipation, but few studies has analyzed the causal associations between the two. Therefore, this study used two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to systematically analyze the causal associations between GF levels and constipation based on data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Methods: Both GF and constipation data were obtained from...

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