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Mendelian Randomization and Double Machine Learning Modeling Reveal Brain Imaging-Derived Phenotypes as Functional Contributors to 18 Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - 1 Mar 2026
Chen Jinbin, Wang Xin, Ding Haifeng, Zheng Bosheng, Zeng Keni, Hu Chuying, Liu Jiayi, Zhu Xiao, Yu Haibing
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Autoimmune inflammatory diseases (AIDs) are genetically linked disorders with unclear causal links to brain functional networks. Using bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) on GWAS data from 18 AIDs and 1,366 brain imaging-derived phenotypes (n = 8,428), we identified significant associations, including reduced left striatal activity increasing multiple sclerosis risk (OR = 0.59), left uncinate...
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