Genetic predisposition to smoking is associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a Mendelian randomization study

Genetic predisposition to smoking is associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a Mendelian randomization study

Abstract Background Although observational epidemiological studies have found that smoking is positively associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), assessing the causality of this relationship has remained elusive because conventional observational studies are susceptible to bias such as con...

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Main Authors: Yu Qian, Lingzhi Zhang, David J. H. Wu, Zhijun Xie, Chengping Wen, Yingying Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Mendelian randomization
Rheumatoid arthritis
Single nucleotide polymorphism
Smoking
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-2134-1

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