Do Obesity-Related Traits Affect Prostate Cancer Risk through Serum Testosterone? A Mendelian Randomization Study

Do Obesity-Related Traits Affect Prostate Cancer Risk through Serum Testosterone? A Mendelian Randomization Study

Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether testosterone mediates or confounds the effect of obesity-related traits on prostate cancer (PCa) using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Materials and Methods: Data of obesity-related traits (body mass index [BMI], waist-to-hip ratio [WHR], and...

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Main Authors: Chi Yuan, Zhongyu Jian, Shijian Feng, Menghua Wang, Liyuan Xiang, Hong Li, Xi Jin, Kunjie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
obesity
testosterone
prostate cancer
mendelian randomization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/19/4884

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