Using genetics to understand the role of kidney function in COVID-19: a mendelian randomization study
Abstract Background Kidney dysfunction occurs in severe COVID-19, and is a predictor of COVID-19 mortality. Whether kidney dysfunction causes severe COVID-19, and hence is a target of intervention, or whether it is a symptom, is unclear because conventional observational studies are open to confound...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02586-6 |