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Assessing the causal effect of genetically predicted metabolites and metabolic pathways on vitiligo: Evidence from Mendelian randomization and animal experiments.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2025
Li Guanglu, Qu Baoquan, Zheng Tao, Cheng Yi, Li Ping, Liu Zunjing, Zhao Jingxia
Abstract excerpt
Vitiligo is a common chronic skin depigmentation disorder that seriously decreases the patients' overall quality of life. Human blood metabolites could contribute to unraveling the underlying biological mechanisms of vitiligo. We used GWAS summary statistics to assess the causal association between genetically predicted 1400 serum metabolites and vitiligo risk by Mendelian randomization (MR). Then, after...
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- Animals
- Vitiligo
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Mice
- Humans
- Metabolomics
