Causal associations between both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and multiple autoimmune diseases: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Kexin Duan,
Jingrui Wang,
Shaomin Chen
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundNumerous observational studies have identified associations between both psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and autoimmune diseases (AIDs); however, the causality of these associations remains undetermined.MethodsWe conducted a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian Randomization study to identify causal associations and directions between both PsO and PsA and AIDs, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), multiple sclerosis (MS), uveitis, bul… Show more
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