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Causal effect between chronic periodontitis and IgA nephropathy: Insights from a 2-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 19 Jun 2026
Miao He, Guan Feifei, Huang Jiaguo, Hua Runmiao
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Epidemiological evidence suggests an association between chronic periodontitis and immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), although this association remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the causal effect between chronic periodontitis and IgAN using a 2-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, using single nucleotide polymorphisms as genetic instrumental variables obtained from...
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