Evidence of a causal relationship between body mass index and psoriasis: A mendelian randomization study.

Evidence of a causal relationship between body mass index and psoriasis: A mendelian randomization study.

<h4>Background</h4>Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease that has been reported to be associated with obesity. We aimed to investigate a possible causal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and psoriasis.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Following a review of publi...

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Main Authors: Ashley Budu-Aggrey, Ben Brumpton, Jess Tyrrell, Sarah Watkins, Ellen H Modalsli, Carlos Celis-Morales, Lyn D Ferguson, Gunnhild Åberge Vie, Tom Palmer, Lars G Fritsche, Mari Løset, Jonas Bille Nielsen, Wei Zhou, Lam C Tsoi, Andrew R Wood, Samuel E Jones, Robin Beaumont, Marit Saunes, Pål Richard Romundstad, Stefan Siebert, Iain B McInnes, James T Elder, George Davey Smith, Timothy M Frayling, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Sara J Brown, Naveed Sattar, Lavinia Paternoster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002739

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002739

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