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Exploring the Causal Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Kidney Function Using Tissue-Partitioned Mendelian Randomization

2025-08-21 nephrology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a leading non-communicable disease, significantly contributing to global morbidity and mortality. Mendelian randomization studies (MR) have been integral in providing robust evidence that increased body mass index (BMI) has a causal impact on CKD. However, dissecting which specific mechanisms are primarily responsible for disease development remains challenging. ObjectiveTo explore whether the effects of BMI to kidney function are driven primari...

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