Unraveling the causality between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its common comorbidities using bidirectional Mendelian randomization

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently coexists with various diseases, yet the causal relationship between COPD and these comorbidities remains ambiguous. As a result, the aim of our study is to elucidate the potential causality between COPD and its common comorb...

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Main Authors: Zihan Wang, Yongchang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-01686-x