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Inflammatory bowel disease and risk for hemorrhoids: a Mendelian randomization analysis.
Scientific reports - 19 Jul 2024
Wang HanYu, Wang Lu, Zeng XiaoYu, Zhang ShiPeng, Huang Yong, Zhang QinXiu
Abstract excerpt
Observational studies have reported an association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and hemorrhoids (HEM). However, the presence of a causal relationship within this observed association remains to be confirmed. Consequently, we utilized the Mendelian randomization (MR) method to assess the causal effects of IBD on hemorrhoids. We validated...
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