Article
Causal association of serum vitamin D levels with urolithiasis: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
European journal of nutrition - 30 Nov 2024
Zhang Qi-Feng, Zhang He-Zhen, Wang Sheng, Zeng Li-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In light of inconsistent evidence from previous observational studies regarding the correlation between serum vitamin D levels and urolithiasis, this study aimed to investigate the genome-wide causal association between genetically predicted serum 25(OH)D levels and urolithiasis using the Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. METHODS: In this study, we utilized genome-wide association studies (GWAS)...
Topics
- Humans
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Vitamin D
- Urolithiasis
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Female
