No genetic causal association between periodontitis and ankylosing spondylitis: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization analysis

Abstract Background Observational studies that reveal an association between periodontitis (PD) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) exist. However, observational research is prone to reverse causality and confounding factors, which make it challenging to infer cause-and-effect relationships. We conducte...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Genomics
Main Authors:	Chong Han, Dongchao Wu, Feiyan Yu, Qianqian Wang, Yang Yang, Yi Li, Rao Qin, Yue Chen, Linkun Xu, Dongning He
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Periodontitis Ankylosing spondylitis Mendelian randomization Causal relationship
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-024-01845-3