Periodontitis and osteoporosis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

Abstract The incidences of periodontitis and osteoporosis are rising worldwide. Observational studies have shown that periodontitis is associated with increased risk of osteoporosis. We performed a Mendelian randomization (MR) study to genetically investigate the causality of periodontitis on osteop...

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Main Authors: Jiale Wu, Lihui Yao, Yuchen Liu, ShuaiShuai Zhang, Kan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2024-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2024000100620&lng=en&tlng=en