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Assessing causality between inflammatory bowel diseases with frailty index and sarcopenia: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study
5 Jan 2024
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have found that frailty and sarcopenia are commonly diagnosed in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, indicating an association between these conditions. Nonetheless, the cause‒effect connection between IBD, frailty, and sarcopenia remains unclear. METHODS: We sourced the genetic variants for the exposures and outcomes from publicly accessible, extensive genome-wide association...
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