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Causal relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and sex: a Mendelian randomization study.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2025
Wang Kaiwen, Lou Yu, Tian Shunjie, Tao Zhihui
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the bidirectional causal relationship between sex hormones and IBD through a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study. Methods: Based on Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) pooled data on SHBG, total testosterone, bioavailable testosterone, estradiol, and IBD in a European population, we performed two-sample bidirectional MR analyses using...
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