Assessing the causal relationships between gout and hypertension: a bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study with coarsened exposures

Assessing the causal relationships between gout and hypertension: a bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study with coarsened exposures

Abstract Objectives Observational studies have demonstrated associations between gout and hypertension, but whether they are causal remains unclear. Our work aims to assess the causal relationship between gout and hypertension. Methods We obtained genetic information from the Taiwan Biobank, includi...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Lai, Huang-Ping Yu, Yu-Jing Chang, Liang-Chin Wang, Che-Kai Chen, Weiya Zhang, Michael Doherty, Shang-Hung Chang, Jun-Te Hsu, Kuang-Hui Yu, Chang-Fu Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Gout
Hypertension
Mendelian randomisation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02933-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02933-4

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