Article
Association between rheumatoid arthritis and chronic respiratory diseases in a Japanese population: A Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 16 Aug 2024
Shen Shaoning, Zeng Hanbing, Wei Hao, Wu Lianguo
Abstract excerpt
Past observational studies have documented an association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic respiratory diseases. Undertaking the approach of Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, this research aims to delve deeper into the probability of a causal connection between RA and chronic respiratory diseases. Collated genome-wide association study data covering RA with 4199 cases against 208,254 controls,...
Topics
- Humans
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Asthma
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Japan
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Female
