Appendicular lean mass and the risk of stroke and Alzheimer’s disease: a mendelian randomization study

Abstract Background Appendicular lean mass (ALM) is a good predictive biomarker for sarcopenia. And previous studies have reported the association between ALM and stroke or Alzheimer’s disease (AD), however, the causal relationship is still unclear, The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether...

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Main Authors: Yueli Zhu, Feng Zhu, Xiaoming Guo, Shunmei Huang, Yunmei Yang, Qin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05039-5