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Cathepsins and cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization study.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2024
Deng Tingting, Lu Xixue, Jia Xuemin, Du Jinxin, Wang Lijuan, Cao Baorui, Yang Meina, Yin Ying, Liu Fanjie
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Background: Previous observational epidemiological studies reported an association between cathepsins and cancer, however, a causal relationship is uncertain. This study evaluated the causal relationship between cathepsins and cancer using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods: We used publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for bidirectional MR analysis. Inverse variance weighting...
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