Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is not a causal risk factor for psoriasis: A Mendelian randomization study of 108,835 individuals

BackgroundPsoriasis is observationally associated with a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, the causal relationship between the two diseases remains unclear.ObjectiveWe hypothesized that individuals with NAFLD or elevated liver fat content have higher risk of psoriasi...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Charlotte Näslund-Koch, Stig Egil Bojesen, Lise Lotte Gluud, Lone Skov, Signe Vedel-Krogh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Subjects:	psoriasis non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) causality Mendelian Randomization (MR) observational analyses genetic analyses
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1022460/full