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Causal association between Helicobacter pylori infection and Sjogren's syndrome: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 Aug 2024
Cui Dinglu, An Rongxian, Li Lei, Jiang Long, Jiang Chunshan, Jin Jingchun
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BACKGROUND: The results of observational studies indicate a potential link between Helicobacter pylori infection and Sjogren's syndrome (SS), but the causal relationship between them remains unknown. This study applied Mendelian randomization (MR) to evaluate this relationship. METHOD: Genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics on H. pylori infection [sample size=8735 (EBI, https://gwas.mrcieu.ac.uk/...
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