Genome-wide cross-trait analysis and Mendelian randomization reveal a shared genetic etiology and causality between COVID-19 and venous thromboembolism

Abstract Venous thromboembolism occurs in up to one-third of patients with COVID-19. Venous thromboembolism and COVID-19 may share a common genetic architecture, which has not been clarified. To fill this gap, we leverage summary-level genetic data from the latest COVID‐19 host genetics consortium a...

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Main Authors: Xin Huang, Minhao Yao, Peixin Tian, Jason Y. Y. Wong, Zilin Li, Zhonghua Liu, Jie V. Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04805-2