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Effect of tea intake on genetic predisposition to gout and uric acid: a Mendelian randomization study.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2023
Yu Yunfeng, Yang Xinyu, Hu Gang, Tong Keke, Yin Yuman, Yu Rong
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Objective: The effect of tea on gout and uric acid is still controversial. This study aims to analyze the effect of tea intake on genetic predisposition to gout, idiopathic gout, gout due to impairment of renal function as well as uric acid by Mendelian randomization (MR). Methods: Forty independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with tea intake were selected from UK Biobank. SNPs for uric acid...
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