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Investigating the role of iron status in the development of coeliac disease: a Mendelian randomisation study.
BMJ open gastroenterology - 4 Jan 2024
Hujoel Isabel A, Hujoel Margaux Louise Anna
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OBJECTIVE: The environmental trigger behind the increasing prevalence of coeliac disease is not known. One suggested cause is iron deficiency, which is common in coeliac disease. We aimed to evaluate this possible association with Mendelian randomisation (MR), which under certain assumptions can suggest a causal relationship. DESIGN: We conducted a two-sample MR study examining the relationship between single...
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