Causal influence of immune factors on the risk of diabetic retinopathy: a mendelian randomization study
Yuanyuan Li,
Ying Xiang,
Bo Mou
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a prevalent microvascular complication in diabetic patients. Various mechanisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of DR. Previous studies have observed the relationship between immune factors and DR, but the causal relationship has not been determined.
Methods
We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis of 731 immune cells and DR, using publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary stat… Show more
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