Causality between herpes virus infections and allograft dysfunction after tissue and organ transplantation: a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.

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Background: Observational studies have suggested that herpes virus infections increase the risk of allograft dysfunction after tissue and organ transplantation, but it is still unclear whether this association is causal. The aim of this study was to assess the causal relationship between four herpes virus infections and allograft dysfunction. Methods: We used two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR)...

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