Article
Causal effects of cholelithiasis on hepatopancreatobiliary diseases: a multi-cohort Mendelian randomization study.
BMC gastroenterology - 25 Jun 2026
An Jiawei, Li Xue, Fu Yangsuolang, Xie Huien, Gao Kai, Zeng Fuhao, Wang Yao, Zhu Mingyan, Xiong Yicheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cholelithiasis is commonly associated with multiple hepatopancreatobiliary diseases, yet whether these relationships reflect causal mechanisms or shared risk factors remains unclear. METHODS: We performed a phenome-oriented two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to evaluate the causal impact of genetic liability to cholelithiasis across hepatopancreatobiliary outcomes. Independent...
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- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Cholelithiasis
- Humans
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
