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The genetic link between thyroid dysfunction and alopecia areata: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2024
Gao Le, Li Wenrui, Song Qiang, Gao Hengxing, Chen Mingwei
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Background: Although descriptive studies have found an association between thyroid dysfunction (TD) and alopecia areata (AA), however, the causal relationship between TD and AA remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between the two and the specific directions. Methods: We performed large-scale, two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to examine whether there...
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