Low vitamin D concentrations and BMI are causal factors for primary biliary cholangitis: A mendelian randomization study

Low vitamin D concentrations and BMI are causal factors for primary biliary cholangitis: A mendelian randomization study

BackgroundsObservational studies have identified associations between smoking, alcohol use, body mass index (BMI), and the levels of vitamin D with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). However, there was a lack of randomization control studies to estimate the causal relationship. This study was to inv...

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Main Authors: Honglin Xu, Ziyan Wu, Futai Feng, Yongzhe Li, Shulan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
primary biliary cholangitis
mendelian randomization
genome-wide association study
body mass index
vitamin D
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1055953/full

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