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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Main Authors: Ruiqiao Zhang, Weijie Zhao, Ruijie Zhao, Yunhai Zhao, Yanlong Zhang, Xuezhi Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1170793/full