Causal relationship between inflammatory factors and inflammatory bowel disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study combined with meta-analysis.

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Due to the limitations of traditional observational studies, investigating the association between inflammatory factors and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains challenging. In this study, we employed Mendelian randomization (MR) combined with meta-analysis to assess the causal relationship between 91 inflammatory factors and IBD. We selected genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for inflammatory factors...

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• Colitis, Ulcerative
• Crohn Disease
• CXCL9 gene
• Genome-Wide Association Study
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases