Assessment of Causal Direction Between Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis

BackgroundRecent studies have shown that the gut microbiota is closely related to the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), but the causal nature is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess the causal relationship between intestinal bacteria and IBD and to identify specif...

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Main Authors: Zi-Jia Zhang, Hong-Lei Qu, Na Zhao, Jing Wang, Xiu-Yan Wang, Rong Hai, Bin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.631061/full