Evidence of causality of low body mass index on risk of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a Mendelian randomization study

Evidence of causality of low body mass index on risk of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a Mendelian randomization study

IntroductionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a disorder with a three-dimensional spinal deformity and is a common disease affecting 1-5% of adolescents. AIS is also known as a complex disease involved in environmental and genetic factors. A relation between AIS and body mass index (BMI) has...

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Main Authors: Nao Otomo, Anas M. Khanshour, Masaru Koido, Kazuki Takeda, Yukihide Momozawa, Michiaki Kubo, Yoichiro Kamatani, John A. Herring, Yoji Ogura, Yohei Takahashi, Shohei Minami, Koki Uno, Noriaki Kawakami, Manabu Ito, Tatsuya Sato, Kei Watanabe, Takashi Kaito, Haruhisa Yanagida, Hiroshi Taneichi, Katsumi Harimaya, Yuki Taniguchi, Hideki Shigematsu, Takahiro Iida, Satoru Demura, Ryo Sugawara, Nobuyuki Fujita, Mitsuru Yagi, Eijiro Okada, Naobumi Hosogane, Katsuki Kono, Masaya Nakamura, Kazuhiro Chiba, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Tsutomu Akazawa, Teppei Suzuki, Kotaro Nishida, Kenichiro Kakutani, Taichi Tsuji, Hideki Sudo, Akira Iwata, Satoshi Inami, Carol A. Wise, Yuta Kochi, Morio Matsumoto, Shiro Ikegawa, Kota Watanabe, Chikashi Terao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
body mass index
Mendelian randomization (MR)
genetic study
genome-wide association study
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1089414/full

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