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Hyperthyroidism drives gout risk: A Mendelian randomization observational study.
Medicine - 3 Apr 2026
Pan Yangtao, Zhou Shichao, Luo Danyan
Abstract excerpt
The causal interplay between thyroid dysfunction and gout remains controversial because of confounding and reverse causation in observational studies. Using Mendelian randomization (MR), this study investigated the causal effects of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on the risk of gout. Summary statistics from the UK Biobank and FinnGen genome-wide association study databases were analyzed using 2-sample MR....
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