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Causal genes for osteoporosis: Mendelian randomization analysis with multilayer xQTL data.
Medicine - 5 Jun 2026
Yu Fei, Wan Xiwen, Qiu Jiaxuan
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a highly heritable metabolic bone disorder characterized by low bone mass and increased fracture risk. However, the causal genes underlying disease susceptibility remain incompletely understood. In this study, we employed a summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR) framework to identify genes with potential causal effects on osteoporosis by integrating genome-wide association study summary...
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