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Assessing the Causal Relationship between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Tuberculosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2025
Wang Zhuo, Zhao Shuang, Zhou Yiwu, He Yanqi
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and tuberculosis are both significant global public health challenges. The co-occurrence of these two diseases is frequently observed in clinical settings. However, their causal relationship remains unclear. Methods: We utilized genome-wide association study (GWAS) datasets to conduct bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization and multivariable...
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