Causal Associations between Vitamin D Levels and Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data Sources
2.3. Selection of Genetic Instruments
2.4. MR Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Causal Effects of Vitamin D Levels on the Risk of Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo
3.2. Causal Effects of the Risk of Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo on Vitamin D Levels
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Ren, Y.; Liu, J.; Li, W.; Zheng, H.; Dai, H.; Qiu, G.; Yu, D.; Yao, D.; Yin, X. Causal Associations between Vitamin D Levels and Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis. Nutrients 2022, 14, 5284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245284
Ren Y, Liu J, Li W, Zheng H, Dai H, Qiu G, Yu D, Yao D, Yin X. Causal Associations between Vitamin D Levels and Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis. Nutrients. 2022; 14(24):5284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245284
Chicago/Turabian StyleRen, Yunqing, Jipeng Liu, Wei Li, Huiwen Zheng, Huatuo Dai, Guiying Qiu, Dianhe Yu, Dianyi Yao, and Xianyong Yin. 2022. "Causal Associations between Vitamin D Levels and Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis" Nutrients 14, no. 24: 5284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245284
APA StyleRen, Y., Liu, J., Li, W., Zheng, H., Dai, H., Qiu, G., Yu, D., Yao, D., & Yin, X. (2022). Causal Associations between Vitamin D Levels and Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Vitiligo: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis. Nutrients, 14(24), 5284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245284