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Periodontal disease increases the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Mendelian randomization study.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 3 May 2024
Zhao Bao-Ling, Yu Fei-Yan, Zhao Zhen-Ni, Zhao Rong, Wang Qian-Qian, Yang Jia-Qi, Hao Yu-Kai, Zhang Zi-Qian, Ge Xue-Jun
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BACKGROUND: Recent research suggests that periodontitis can increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, we performed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) and investigated the causal effect of periodontitis (PD) on the genetic prediction of COPD. The study aimed to estimate how exposures affected outcomes. METHODS: Published data from the Gene-Lifestyle Interaction in the...
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