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Associations of cholecystectomy with the risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a Mendelian randomization study.
International journal of surgery (London, England) - 1 Oct 2024
Qian Jin, Xu Huawei, Liu Jun, Zheng Yihu
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BACKGROUND: Cholecystectomy is the standard surgery for patients with gallbladder disease, but the impact of cholecystectomy on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is not clear. METHODS: The authors obtained genetic variants associated with cholecystectomy at a genome-wide significant level ( P -value <5×10 -8 ) as instrumental variables (IVs) and performed Mendelian randomization to explore the relationship...
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