Plasma metabolites and risk of seven cancers: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study among European descendants

Abstract Background While circulating metabolites have been increasingly linked to cancer risk, the causality underlying these associations remains largely uninterrogated. Methods We conducted a comprehensive 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to evaluate the potential causal relationship b...

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Main Authors: Yaxin Chen, Yufang Xie, Hang Ci, Zhengpei Cheng, Yongjie Kuang, Shuqing Li, Gang Wang, Yawen Qi, Jun Tang, Dan Liu, Weimin Li, Yaohua Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03272-8