Article
The impact of growth differentiation factor 15 on the risk of cardiovascular diseases: two-sample Mendelian randomization study
2020-10-20
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a stress responsive cytokine, belongs to transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) cytokine superfamily. Some evidence support that it’s involved in inflammation, coagulation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and hemostasis. However, it’s still controversial whether GDF-15 directly contributes to the morbidity and...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0b50c2bf-365b-504c-8149-3bc66fac1d98
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-29531/v4
