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Genetic association between asthma and alopecia areata: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) - 1 Jul 2024
Du Wenqian, He Ke, Liu Xinyi, Yin Tingyi, Xiao Shengxiang, Zheng Yan
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BACKGROUND: Many patients with asthma experience alopecia areata (AA) in their lives. However, it is unclear whether asthma causes or results from AA. Our objective was to investigate the genetic causal relationship between asthma and AA. METHODS: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) was used to assess the causal relationship between asthma and AA based on the largest publicly available genome-wide association...
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