Genetically Predicted Longer Telomere Length May Reduce Risk of Hip Osteoarthritis

Objective: This two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study aimed to examine the potential causal association of telomere length (TL) with the risk of osteoarthritis (OA).Method: The summary-level data for OA was derived from the United Kingdom Biobank cohort, including 50,508 individuals of Europ...

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Main Authors: Jing Yang, Huiqing Xu, Bingyue Cai, Jiahe Wei, Lingling Sun, Yasong Li, Tianle Wang, Yingjun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.718890/full