The causal association of cheese intake with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Tao Zhong, Yu-qing Huang, Guiming Wang

“…MR estimations of causation were reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). …”
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Thoracic Complications in Behçet’s Disease: Imaging Findings by Kemal Ödev, Recep Tunç, Salih Varol, Harun Aydemir, Pınar Didem Yılmaz, Celalettin Korkmaz

“…These radiologic methods have characteristics that are complementary to each other in diagnosis of the thoracic complications in BD. 3D ultrashort echo time (UTE) MR imaging (MRI) could potentially yield superior image quality for pulmonary vessels and lung parenchyma when compared with breath-hold 3D MR angiography.…”
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Optimization of Spiral MRI Using a Perceptual Difference Model by Donglai Huo, Kyle A. Salem, Yuhao Jiang, David L. Wilson

“…We conclude that PDM scoring provides an objective, useful tool for the assessment of fast MR image quality that can greatly aid the design of MR acquisition and signal processing strategies.…”
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Beyond the Comfort Zone: Strenuous Sports as a Preventive Tactic Against Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Wei Zhang, Gang Li, Chengya Hao, Aijun Cheng

“…In this study, Mendelian randomization (MR) was used to explore the potential causal relationship between strenuous sports and prostatic hypertrophy. …”
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Genetic causality between insomnia and specific orthopedic conditions: Insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Mingyi Yang, Jiale Xie, Yani Su, Ke Xu, Pengfei Wen, Xianjie Wan, Hui Yu, Zhi Yang, Lin Liu, Peng Xu

“…We utilized the TwoSampleMR package of the R software (version 4.1.2) to conduct a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. …”
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Crossed Aphasia. I: A Case-Study with Purely Deep Lesion by M. Laiacona, C. Stangalino, L. Lorenzi

“…In this paper, we describe the case of a right-handed man, MR, who after right thalamic haemorrhage presented subtranscortical aphasia. …”
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Evaluation of CMIP5 Global Climate Models over the Volta Basin: Precipitation by Jacob Agyekum, Thompson Annor, Benjamin Lamptey, Emmannuel Quansah, Richard Yao Kuma Agyeman

“…Overall, all the models (CESM1-BGC, CCSM4, MPI-ESM-MR, and NorESM1-M) scored relatively low for correlation (<0.5) but simulated the observed temporal variability differently ranging from 1.0 to 3.0 for the seasonal total. …”
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Comparative Study of Y-Split Recession versus Faden Technique for Management of Infantile Esotropia in Egyptians by Nermeen Badawi, Ahmed Taha Ismail

“…Fifty patients had IET divided into Group A who underwent Y-split recession of MR muscles and Group B who underwent de Decker’s Faden technique of MR muscles. …”
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Color Alteration of Resin Composites by Cigarette Smoke with Various Levels of Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide by Jéssica Dias Theobaldo, Waldemir Francisco Vieira-Junior, Marcela Alvarez Ferretti, Lorena Barros Costa, Giselle Maria Marchi, Debora Alves Nunes Leite Lima, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar

“…For the MH, MBI provided higher negative Δ L* variation compared to MSL and MR (p<0.05). For the NF, higher Δa* values were observed for MR and MSL, with significant differences from MFP and MBI (p<0.05). …”
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Integrated Mendelian randomization and single-cell RNA-sequencing analyses identified OAS1 as a novel therapeutic target for erectile dysfunction via targeting fibroblasts by Yi Wang, Guihua Chen, Deng Li

“…Disease-causing changes were revealed by MR analysis, and it showed that the OAS1 eQTL/cis-eQTL/cis-pQTL was causally related to ED, significantly reducing its risks (all P < 0.05). …”
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Classifying Dementia Using Local Binary Patterns from Different Regions in Magnetic Resonance Images by Ketil Oppedal, Trygve Eftestøl, Kjersti Engan, Mona K. Beyer, Dag Aarsland

“…Diagnosis can be demanding and MR imaging may aid as a noninvasive method to increase prediction accuracy. …”
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The mediating role of thyroid-related hormones between thyroid dysfunction diseases and osteoporosis: a mediation mendelian randomization study by Ruikang Liu, Weiming Fan, Jiaming Hu, Ke Xu, Zhijian Huang, Yang Liu, Chiyun Sun

“…We used two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to elucidate the causal relationship between TDFDs and OP. …”
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Causal associations between dietary habits and liver cancer risk: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Wen-Hao Hu, Jia-An Sun, Chang Liu

“…Mendelian randomization (MR) is frequently employed to investigate the causal link between exposure and results. …”
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Evidence from mendelian randomization identifies several causal relationships between primary membranous nephropathy and gut microbiota by Jianwei Wu, Jing Zhang, Gang Huang, Yinglian Zhong, Yi Yang, Peng Deng

“…Hence, this study endeavors to investigate whether a causal relationship exists between gut microbiota and pMN utilizing Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.Methods The primary method employed for MR analysis is the inverse variance weighting method, supplemented by MR-Egger and the weighted median method, to infer causality. …”
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The Causal Relationship between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Aortic Aneurysm: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Sijia Sun, Jie Li, Mengxian Sun, Jie He, Songtao Tan, Ge Wang, Yuan Zheng, Xiaoping Fan

“…This study employs a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to elucidate the causal relationships between AA and IMIDs. …”
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Recent Advances and Perspectives on the Use of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review by Kisho Miyasako, Yujiro Maeoka, Takao Masaki

“…Overactivation of MR triggers inflammation and fibrosis, which exacerbates kidney damage and accelerates disease progression. …”
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Understanding the educational inequalities in suicide attempts and their mediators: a Mendelian randomisation study by Jing Wang, Ye Yang, Rui Gao, Lilu Ding, Jiahao Zhu, Dan Zhou, Yingjun Li, Houpu Liu

“…Of the 42 risk factors analysed, the two-step MR identified five factors that mediated the association between educational attainment and suicide attempts. …”
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Genetic variation reveals the therapeutic potential of BRSK2 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Zhe Chen, Mingyang Tang, Nan Wang, Jiangjiang Liu, Xiaoyan Tan, Haitao Ma, Jing Luo, Kai Xie

“…Methods We employed Mendelian randomization (MR) with three genome-wide association studies and four quantitative trait loci datasets to identify key driver genes for IPF. …”
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Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of the Association Between Mitochondrial Proteins and Neurodegenerative Diseases by Fangyuan Wang, Zhou Jing, Qingyi Wang, Minghe Li, Bingqi Lu, Ao Huo, Chenglin Zhao, Huanyu Zhou, Wulong Liang, Weihua Hu, Xudong Fu

“…Bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR), employing instrumental variables (IVs), was used to assess causal relationships. …”
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Genetic Associations Between Specific Sleep-Related Phenotypes and Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Li M, He J, Liang Y, Zou F, Gou C, Lv J, Zhang X, Li D, Yu Z

“…The heterogeneity was determined using MR Egger and IVW, and pleiotropy by MR Egger.Results: There were 39/27 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to insomnia, 68 SNPs related to sleep duration, 31 SNPs related to daytime dozing, 13 SNPs related to sleep disorders, and 20 SNPs related to sleep apnoea. …”
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