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Genetic risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis: A Mendelian randomization study of chronic kidney disease in European populations.
Medicine - 17 Oct 2025
Yang Xinyan, Yang Huiting, Yi Fangyu, Yan Yici, Jin De, Chen Hongyu, Zeng Jiali
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heritable autoimmune disease linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in observational studies. However, whether this association is causal and driven by shared genetic risk remains unclear, warranting genetic investigation. To investigate possible causal relationships between RA and different CKD subtypes, we used Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses with data from genome-wide...
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- Humans
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Europe
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Glomerulonephritis, IGA
