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Complement C3 as a potential drug target in periodontitis: Evidence from the cis-Mendelian randomization approach.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Feb 2024
Alayash Zoheir, Baumeister Sebastian-Edgar, Holtfreter Birte, Kocher Thomas, Baurecht Hansjörg, Ehmke Benjamin, Nolde Michael, Reckelkamm Stefan Lars
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AIM: Evidence from a Phase IIa trial showed that a complement C3-targeted drug reduced gingival inflammation in patients with gingivitis. Using drug-target Mendelian randomization (MR), we investigated whether genetically proxied C3 inhibition alters the risk of periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used multiple 'cis' instruments from the vicinity of the encoding loci of C3. Instrument selection was...
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