International journal of surgery (London, England)
The causal effects of dementia on systemic sclerosis: a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
Jie Xiao, Meijun Liu, Minhui Zhou, Guorong Deng, Quan Yang, Qingqing Li
Published: 202610.1097/JS9.0000000000004881
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that systemic sclerosis (SSc) may be associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. However, the causal relationship and its direction remain unclear. This study employed a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian ran…
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