Peripheral blood indicators and COVID-19: an observational and bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Abstract Blood is critical for health, supporting key functions like immunity and oxygen transport. While studies have found links between common blood clinical indicators and COVID-19, they cannot provide causal inference due to residual confounding and reverse causality. To identify indicators aff...

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Main Authors: Zhenglin Chang, Suilin Wang, Kemin Liu, Runpei Lin, Changlian Liu, Jiale Zhang, Daqiang Wei, Yuxi Nie, Yuerong Chen, Jiawei He, Haiyang Li, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-024-01844-4