Article
Causal relationship between serum urate and asthma: a Mendelian randomization study.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Sept 2025
Jia Guobing, Guo Tao, Liu Lei, He Chengshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that elevated urate levels may increase the risk of asthma; however, the nature of this association remains debated. To clarify this uncertainty, we conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) study to investigate the potential causal relationship. METHODS: Summary statistics for urate were sourced from the Global Urate Genetics Consortium (GUGC), and those for asthma were...
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- Humans
- Asthma
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Uric Acid
- Body Mass Index
- Risk Factors
