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Causal effects of life course adiposity on temporomandibular disorders: A Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of oral rehabilitation - 1 Feb 2024
Chen Xin, Cheng Zheng, Xu Junyu, Wang Qianyi, Zhao Zhibai, Jiang Qianglin
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies investigated the associations between obesity and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), but the evidence for the causal inferences was unclear. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the causal link between life course adiposity and TMDs. METHODS: Mendelian randomization (MR) studies were performed using genetic instruments for birth weight (BW) (N = 261 932), childhood body mass index...
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