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Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization implicates nephronectin as an actionable mediator of the effect of obesity on COVID-19 severity

2022-06-08 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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Obesity is a major risk factor for COVID-19 severity; however, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are not fully understood. Since obesity influences the plasma proteome, we sought to identify circulating proteins mediating the effects of obesity on COVID-19 severity in humans. Here, we screened 4,907 plasma proteins to identify proteins influenced by body mass index (BMI) using Mendelian randomization (MR). This yielded 1,216 proteins, whose effect on COVID-19 severity was assessed, aga...

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