Causal relationship in gut microbiota and upper urinary urolithiasis using Mendelian randomization
BackgroundSeveral reports in recent years have found an association between gut microbiota and upper urinary urolithiasis. However, the causal relationship between them remains to be clarified.MethodsGenetic variation is used as a tool in Mendelian randomization for inference of whether exposure fac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1170793/full |