Investigating the causal relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and simple appendicitis using Mendelian randomization.

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The relationship between simple appendicitis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not clear. In this study, we approach the issue from a genetic perspective, using Mendelian randomization (MR) tools to explore the potential causal connection between the two. We used GWAS data from 12,882 IBD patients (21,770 controls), 5956 crohn's disease (CD) patients (14,927 controls), 6968 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients...

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