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Exploration and discovery of treatment targets for primary biliary cholangitis based on plasma and cerebrospinal fluid proteomics: A multicenter mendelian randomization study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2026
Xi Jianxin, Wang Shengnan, Chen Jie, Law Jason Chi Shing, Wang Jianglong, Lee Guan Huei, Fan Zhongqi, Lv Guoyue, Chen Yuguo
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BACKGROUND: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, progressive autoimmune cholestatic liver disease. Current first-line therapy, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), yields suboptimal response rates, leaving many patients at risk of disease progression. Thus, novel therapeutic targets are urgently needed to slow PBC progression. METHODS: We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to identify proteins...
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