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The causal relationship between sarcopenia traits and abdominal hernia: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jun 2026
Wu Dazhou, Chen Xiuman, Huang Dongdong, Huang Zhipeng, Zheng Na, Chen Jicai, Xue Xiangyang, Cai Zuren
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BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is a potential risk factor for the occurrence of abdominal hernia (AH) after abdominal operation, but their causal relationship is unclear and has been studied to a limited extent. We aimed to explore their relationship using bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR). METHOD: We used the MR-Egger regression and inverse-variance weighted (IVW) as major methods and the instrumental variable...
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