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Potential causal effect of SLE on osteoporosis, and the mediation effect: a Mendelian randomisation study.
Lupus science & medicine - 29 Sept 2025
Wang Zhaoqing, Yang Jiaxuan, Shi Qingya, Liu Bojie, Liang Ying, Zhou Yangzhong, Li Guanqiao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study uses Mendelian randomisation (MR) to investigate the causal link between SLE and osteoporosis across different ethnic groups. METHODS: Genetic variants associated with SLE were identified from publicly available genome-wide association studies in European and East Asian populations. Two-sample MR (TSMR) analysis and meta-analysis with inverse variance weighting (IVW) assessed their effects...
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- Female
- Humans
- Asian People
- Bone Density
- Fractures, Bone
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
