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Genetic assessment of the causal relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension: Mendelian randomization and meta-analysis.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2026
Pang Lingpin, Du Shiyu, Wu Shuozhong, Xian Qian, Zeng Zihao, Guo Dingyu, Zhong Ming, Song Lingyue, Huang Zhihai, Liu Yiming, Yuan Tianhuan, Sun Xishi
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Clinical observational studies have suggested a complex association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), but the causal relationship remains unclear due to the influence of confounding factors. In this study, a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was conducted to investigate whether the association between OSA and PH is causal....
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