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Investigating the causal effect of Dickkopf-1 on coronary artery disease and ischemic stroke: a Mendelian randomization study.
Aging - 22 Sept 2023
Zheng Peng-Fei, Rong Jing-Jing, Zheng Zhao-Fen, Liu Zheng-Yu, Pan Hong-Wei, Liu Peng
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological investigations have indicated a correlation between elevated plasma levels of Dickkopf-related protein 1 (DKK1) and the presence of atherosclerosis. However, the exact causal relationship of DKK1 with the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic stroke (IS) remains unclear. To address this gap, our study aimed to explore their causal association using a two-sample Mendelian...
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