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Genetic and observational associations of lung function with gastrointestinal tract diseases: pleiotropic and mendelian randomization analysis.
Respiratory research - 15 Dec 2023
Jiang Minghui, Hao Xingjie, Jiang Yi, Li Si, Wang Chaolong, Cheng Shanshan
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BACKGROUND: The two-way communications along the gut-lung axis influence the immune function in both gut and lung. However, the shared genetic characteristics of lung function with gastrointestinal tract (GIT) diseases remain to be investigated. METHODS: We first investigated the genetic correlations between three lung function traits and four GIT diseases. Second, we illustrated the genetic overlap by...
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