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Causal influence of muscle weakness on cardiometabolic diseases and osteoporosis.
Scientific reports - 15 Nov 2023
Mou Xiaoqing, He Bin, Zhang Muzi, Zhu Yong, Ou Yunsheng, Chen Xiaojun
Abstract excerpt
The causal roles of muscle weakness in cardiometabolic diseases and osteoporosis remain elusive. This two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study aims to explore the causal roles of muscle weakness in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases and osteoporosis. 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, P < 5 × 10-8) associated with muscle weakness were used as instrumental variables. Genetic predisposition to muscle...
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