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A causal relationship between chronic pancreatitis and cardiovascular disease: A two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.
Medicine - 11 Sept 2026
Shen Shien, Zhu Yuenan, Lin Jieqiong, Zhao Liang, Shao Xiaona, Yang Nuonan, Huang Yuning, Shen Ruiwei, Shen Jianwei
Abstract excerpt
Current research suggests a link between chronic pancreatitis (CP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), although the causality remains unclear. The aim of this study was therefore to conduct a 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to determine whether a causal relationship exists between CP and CVD. Summary-level data from publicly available genome-wide association studies of European populations were...
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- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Humans
- Pancreatitis, Chronic
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
