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Genetic correlation and mendelian randomization reveal the impact of sleep traits on urolithiasis risk.
Scientific reports - 20 Dec 2024
Yan Mo, Zhang Zhe-Xin, Hu Jia-Xin, Wang Kai-Bin, Liu Cheng-Yi
Abstract excerpt
Urolithiasis is a common and recurrent condition in the urological spectrum. Despite various proposed mechanisms, the causal relationship between sleep traits and the risk of urolithiasis remains unclear. We used publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data from the UK Biobank and FinnGen to perform a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis and genetic correlation analysis,...
Topics
- Humans
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Urolithiasis
- Sleep
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
- Female
