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Human skin microbiota and postpartum depression: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 17 Jul 2026
Huang Chengkuan, Zhang Siyi, Lu Zhiming
Abstract excerpt
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common mental health disorder after childbirth. Although microbiome research in PPD has mainly focused on the gut, the role of skin microbiota remains unclear. We used Mendelian randomization (MR) to assess potential causal associations between skin microbiota and PPD. A bidirectional 2-sample MR analysis used genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics. Genetic...
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