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Gut microbiome links obesity to type 2 diabetes: insights from Mendelian randomization
27 Apr 2025
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BACKGROUND: Research has established links between the gut microbiome (GM) and both obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is much discussed, but underexplored. This study employed body mass index (BMI) as the measurement of obesity to delve deeper into the correlations from a genetic perspective. METHODS: We performed the Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine the causal effects of GM on T2D and BMI,...
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